Post ALCTS CRS Holdings Update Forum: The Changing Landscape of Serials Holdings Information

CRS Committee on Holdings Information presents Holdings Update Forum at ALA Annual 2009 in Chicago on Saturday July 11, 3:30-5:30 pm at Chicago Hilton, Continental B 

The Changing Landscape of Serials Holdings Information

The forum will be a roundup of information about holdings data in its various forms and across a variety of systems.  It will examine the current state of serials holdings in library systems and electronic coverage data in journal databases and access management knowledge bases.

Steve Knowlton (ProQuest)-- How ProQuest handles original data provided by the publishers and how they present it in the full-text aggregator's databases.

 Moshe Efron (TDNet) --TDNet's implementation of ONIX SOH version 1.1.  How they provide both enumeration and chronology data for e-journal coverage at the level of holdings details that is comparable to the level of details in MARC 21 Holdings standard.

Les Hawkins (Library of Congress) -- This presentation discusses CONSER publication patterns initiative and its future directions.  It also explores new ideas of developing a universal holdings database and making use of OCLC local holdings records to support mass digitization and preservation projects.