Shaping, streamlining, and solidifying the information chain in turbulent times

Abstract

As budgets and resources dwindle due to the current economic downturn, it is more critical than ever to ensure all members of the information chain work together as efficiently as possible. This panel explores utilizing the latest Online Information Exchange (ONIX) standards to upload holdings and licensing information, creating systems that ensure renewals and upgrades to electronic components seamlessly, and becoming compliant with the Shared Electronic Resources Understanding (SERU), as well as providing tips on successfully negotiating electronic packages. Times like these require that subscription agents, publishers, libraries and consortia streamline productivity, function with leaner resources, and create better technologies, all while solidifying processes and tasks. This panel, consisting of a subscription agent, publisher agent, and consortium officer, discussed what measures their institutions are taking to streamline the business of electronic serials, new technologies they are employing, and common-sense approaches for getting the most out of electronic serials. © The North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.