Category Archives: Periodicals

A New Era of Scientific Publishing

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Rick Mason

This. Why is Science Behind a Paywall? We are in the middle of the most dramatic and significant change in publishing since the proliferation of the printing press. One area that has been resistant to change has been peer-reviewed scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, History, Libraries, Open Access, Periodicals, Publishing, Science | Leave a comment

How the Digital Revolution Changed Our World

Posted on 24 July 2010 by Rick Mason

An visual chart in the current Newsweek sums up many of the changes we have seen over the past decade: Exactly How Much Are The Times A-Changin’? The categories that are in decline speak volumes: The US Postal Service is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Books, Google, Government, History, News, Periodicals, Publishing, Statistics, WebSearch | Tagged Blogs, Books, Google, History, News, Newsweek, Publishing, Statistics | Comments Off

Change and Trust

Posted on 31 January 2010 by Rick Mason

Bill Mayer, the University Librarian at American University, has been implementing some fairly radical (for libraries) changes in how the library exists on campus and interacts with the university community: Next Steps : Change at American University I really don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Periodicals | Tagged American University, Bill Mayer, change, community, Libraries, Periodicals, Trust | Comments Off

Sponsor a Magazine

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Rick Mason

The Lepper Library in Lisbon, Ohio has initiated a new program to deal with severe budget cuts: they are asking their users to help out by sponsoring magazine subscriptions. This is a creative and interesting way to help maintain and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Periodicals, Promotions | Tagged Lepper Library, Library, magazines, Ohio, Periodicals, Save Ohio Libraries | Comments Off

If you were thinking about buying a magazine or two…

Posted on 31 July 2009 by Rick Mason

Publishers Weekly is reporting that not only are they up for sale by their publisher, Reed Business Information, but that Library Journal and School Library Journal are available as well. Without knowing the cost/profit information for each of these, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged Blog, Library Journal, Online social networking, Publishers Weekly, Publishing, Reed Business Information, School Library Journal, Twitter, Web 2.0 | Comments Off

Choosing and Choices – Librarianship and Serials

Posted on 8 July 2009 by Rick Mason

A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review is a post from In the Library with a Lead Pipe. It is not only a great examination of the options available, with their assorted benefits and … Continue reading →

Posted in ILL, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Periodicals | Tagged Libraries, Periodicals, serials, subscriptions, weeding | Comments Off

Libology on the Kindle

Posted on 14 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Saw a post on TechCrunch that indicated that Amazon has opened their offerings of blog subscriptions for the Kindle reader to all blogs that sign up. So now Libology is available to readers of the Kindle… with two caveats: It … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Online Services, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged Amazon, cent, Kindle, Kindle reader, Libology, USD | Comments Off

Merck, Elsevier, and Ethics

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Ever hear of the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine? Sounds official, as well as medically specific. Did you know it was published by Elsevier? That is is Peer Reviewed? And that it published an article on the effectiveness … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Medical, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged as well as medically specific, Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, Elsevier, Ethics, FDA, journals, Official, peer review, Periodicals, promotional tool, Publishing | Comments Off

TicTOCs in the OPAC

Posted on 19 March 2009 by Rick Mason

File this as a future wish-list item for your online catalog: There is a new and interesting way to connect an OPAC search result for a journal to the full-text journal articles, and it is called ticTOC. The application of … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Periodicals, Search, Web Design, WebSearch | Tagged e-journal search, Libraries, London, online catalog, OPAC, Periodicals, search result, The Netherlands, Wageningen UR Digital Library, Wageningen UR Library, Web Design | 1 Comment

Media-Morphosis

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Rick Mason

Media-Morphosis : How the Internet will Devour, Transform, or Destroy Your Favorite Medium is an essay by Cory Doctorow on Internet Evolution. Think of it as another way of describing the times in which we are living. Then start thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged Books, Cory Doctorow, Internet Evolution, media, Periodicals | Comments Off

ISSN-uated

Posted on 21 February 2009 by Rick Mason

A little over two months ago, I decided to apply for an ISSN for this blog. The notification letter arrived from the Library of Congress yesterday: Libology blog has an ISSN of 1946-1852. The link on the ISSN number doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Periodicals | Tagged Congress, ISSN, Libology, Library of Congress, library technology, serials | Comments Off

Free Online Journal Sites

Posted on 16 February 2009 by Rick Mason

Found via the posting of Beth Bernhardt’s ALA Midwinter presentation, Dealing with Free E-Journals : Are they worth the effort? (PowerPoint) , are several sites featuring links to free online journals: The Free Medical Journals Site Electronic Library of Mathematics … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Periodicals, Search | Tagged Beth Bernhardt, Caribbean, Electronic Library of Mathematics, Free Medical Journals, Free Medical Journals Site Electronic Library of Mathematics, HighWire Press, Online Journal Sites Found, online journals, SciELO | Comments Off

Gramophone Archive

Posted on 16 February 2009 by Rick Mason

Gramophone Archive is the complete, searchable collection of every issue of The Gramophone since April 1923. Enjoy audiophiles! found via MetaFilter

Posted in Archival, History, Online Databases, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged audiophiles, Gramophone, Gramophone Archive, Periodicals | Comments Off

The Library and the Bazaar

Posted on 14 November 2008 by Rick Mason

The Library and the Bazaar is an essay by Greer Hauptman that discusses copyright options, libraries, and the freedom to read. Of note is his argument that with greater control being exerted by publishers over access to content (think e-journals) … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged Copyright, e-books;, e-journals, freedom to read, Greer Hauptman, Libraries, Open Access | Comments Off

Oil and Journals

Posted on 15 August 2008 by Rick Mason

Mike Dunford writing in of The Questionable Authority has written a post that compares the business model and profits of journal publishers with oil companies. One figure that he arrives at is shocking, to say the least, but also illustrative … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Open Access, Periodicals, Publishing | Tagged Exxon;, Gas prices, journal prices, Mike Dunford, Mobil, oil;, Open Access, Questionable Authority, USD | Comments Off

International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

Posted on 27 May 2008 by Rick Mason

One area of scholarly research that I enjoy following is Therapeutic Massage. Having taken an introductory class taught by an excellent instructor, as well as enjoying regular sessions, I have found the benefits to be many. So it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Open Access, Periodicals | Tagged excellent instructor, International Journal of Therapeutic Massage;, massage, Massage Therapy Foundation, the International Journal | 1 Comment

Sports Illustrated and The Vault

Posted on 17 March 2008 by Rick Mason

In an article in today’s New York Times about magazines making their backfiles freely available online, there is a discussion about one magazine in particular: Sports Illustrated. Starting this Thursday, March 20th, the entire run of SI will be available … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Periodicals | Tagged New York Times, Sports Illustrated;, The Vault; | Comments Off

Elsevier’s Intermediate Print Copy ILL Policy

Posted on 3 March 2008 by Rick Mason

Kind of an interesting post on Open Access News over the weekend. It seems that the license requirements for Elsevier’s electronic journals include printing a copy of the article, then scanning the article, before a library can provide that article … Continue reading →