ALCTS committees and interest groups submit reports to the ALCTS Office after each conference. Following are reports submitted by Continuing Resources Section (CRS) committees and interest groups.
Continue readingBenjamin Abrahamse hosted the forum jointly sponsored by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section (CRS) Cataloging Committee and Standards Committee. Abrahamse welcomed the audience and forum speakers, Dr. Gaëlle Béquet, Director, ISSN International Centre, and Regina Romano Reynolds, Director, U.S. ISSN Center and Head, ISSN Section, Library of Congress.
Continue readingOn Sunday, June 25, 2017, the Acquisitions Committee of the Continuing Resources Section held its annual Forum. Caroline Mills of Furman University presented “Without a Parachute: Converting to Unmediated Pay-Per-View Access to Articles Online.” Ms. Mills was looking for a solution to rising subscription costs and surveyed two groups of which Furman is a member: the Carolina Consortium and the Oberlin Group. Her query was whether they offer mediated or unmediated searches to their faculty and students.
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