FIU Libraries Cataloging

Cataloging of Electronic Journals
Collection Management Policy on Furthering This Activity

The project to include free electronic journals in the library's catalog--in addition to the ones we subscribe to-- will be initiated on a limited, rolling basis.

• The journals to be cataloged should be free, full-text, preferably peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

• To start the project, each selector will be limited to 5 journals titles per field.

• The selector’s list of titles with URLs should be sent via e-mail to the Head of Cataloging (swartzok@fiu.edu)

• After all the titles in a given round of selections have been cataloged, the Associate Director for Collection Management will let the selectors know that they may submit a second list.

• Because of the need to keep separate statistics for purchased vs. free electronic journals, a separate location code will be used: elcj,free. [Do not use this code for electronic journals to which we have access because of a purchased subscription to the hard copy.]

Possible review sources (additions submitted by selectors would be appreciated):

• The Scout Report: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/current and The Scout Report Archives: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives/
  (may or may not include e-journals)

• The Chronicle of Higher Education database: http://chronicle.com/ (Tony will share his personal password on request).

• Ulrich's: http://ulrichsweb.com. It includes free journals and it has reviews when available. It has a symbol to show when it is refereed.
  

• NewJour: http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/ This is the archive of a listserv that is used to announce journals that have gone online--whether free or subscription, refereed or not.