Presence of alleged predatory journals in bibliographic databases: Analysis of Beall’s list

The presence of journals considered predatory are analyzed in different abstracting and indexing services and DOAJ to see if traditional bibliographic databases are accepting the inclusion of such publications. 944 journals from the list of possible or probable predatory open access academic journals produced by Jeffrey Beall are reviewed, crossing her ISSN with Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals (MIAR) developed at the Universitat de Barcelona. It determines whether the journals appear in citation indexes of Web of Science, Scopus, multidisciplinary databases, specialized databases or DOAJ. The study concludes that there is no significant widespread presence of predatory journals in abstracting and indexing services, although databases such as Emerging Sources Citation Index, Veterinary Science Database or DOAJ show somewhat higher values that should be followed and revised in the future

Uses and Abuses of Data Banks

After reviewing the historical development of libraries and catalogues -- indexes -- the evolution of secondary or abstracting services is discussed in the light of the rapidly growing rate of publication of new research literature. The retention of traditional formats and indexing practices is shown to have had an adverse effect on the benefits computerization of abstracting services might have brought. Users of such services have to contend with a multiplicity of systems which makes maximum utilization difficult. In spite of the large volume of abstracts published, evidence is presented to indicate that only a relatively small proportion of literature is currently reported in secondary services. Rejecting a possible model for a global information system, it is argued that addition of citation indexing to secondary services would offer a means of screening the literature for the "valuable" publications. After discussing the utilization of literature in increasing the knowledge domain of users and the influence of user habits in using knowledge in decision-making, possible future developments in information systems are outlined

OAI services

Conclusions of the breakout session "OAI services". We identified several areas of focus for future development in OAI services. Chief among these was the idea of a "Value Added Aggregator" (VAA). The VAA would perform many of the services associated with the traditional Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) services. The VAA would be a supporting service to those who build SPs. The key point is that the VAA would re-expose the results of its (meta)data analysis. This would be an appropriate role for professional socities, national libraries, OCLC etc. We envision the creation of multiple, and in some sense competing, VAAs

OAI services

Conclusions of the breakout session "OAI services". We identified several areas of focus for future development in OAI services. Chief among these was the idea of a "Value Added Aggregator" (VAA). The VAA would perform many of the services associated with the traditional Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) services. The VAA would be a supporting service to those who build SPs. The key point is that the VAA would re-expose the results of its (meta)data analysis. This would be an appropriate role for professional socities, national libraries, OCLC etc. We envision the creation of multiple, and in some sense competing, VAAs

The University Library Hannover and Technische Informationsbibliothek as a Library of Last Resort - Or as a Library of First Resort. Some Aspects of the Operation of the Largest Technical Library in the Federal Republic of Germany

Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover (TIB) is one of the four central subject libraries in the Federal Republic of Germany. TIB was founded in 1959 and established in Hannover because here a fairly large and comprehensive technical library existed, the present University Library Hannover (UB Hannover). Both libraries receive among themselves currently about 19.000 serials (among this number many of the Soviet \u27Trudy\u27 or \u27Sbornik\u27 type series). Not only the literature of technology is collected but also of the basic sciences (mathematics, physics, and chemistry). The serials are collected comprehensively, regardless of language, country of origin, or \u27scientific\u27 level, in fact a large number of trade journais, company house organs, journals of professional or trade associations are also held. For its subjects fields UB/TIB Hannover tries to be complete for serials covered by abstracting and indexing services. UB/TIB Hannover is an important part of the German Interlibrary Loan System and it is, therefore, a library of last resort: what is not available elsewhere should be held by UB/TIB Hannover. - UB/TIB Hannover can, on the other hand, be directly approached by anyone who buys the prepaid request forms. About 1.500 requests are received each working day and the success rate approaches 90 %. The future of new methods of document delivery, e.g. the ADONIS system sponsored by five sci/tech publishers is still uncertain but it is closely watched at UB/TIB. The electronic journal might have a future but there are no immediate library applications. Apart from serials an another kind of literature (intrinsically not very different from serials) is comprehensively coUected by TIB - the conference literature. As this is increasingly being covered by the abstracting and indexing services this kind of literature presents another challenge to UB/TIB: the conference literature should be available if demand arises due to coverage by the secondary services

Bibliographic Control of Serial Publications

An important problem with serials is bibliographic control. What good does it do for libraries to select, acquire, record, catalog, and bind large holdings of serial publications if the contents of those serials remain a mystery to all except the few who have the opportunity to examine selected journals of continuing personal interest and have discovered some magic way of retaining the gist of the contents? Bibliographic control is the indexing and abstracting of the contents or guts of what is included in the serials. It is this control, provided by secondary publishing services, which this article will discuss. Just as there are problems with serials in general, there are some easily identifiable problems connected with their bibliographic control including: volume, overlap, costs, elements and methods, and a few other miscellaneous considerations. Some history of bibliographic control will also put the current problems in a helpful perspective. Hereafter "bibliographic control" will be designated by the term "abstracting and indexing," one of these alone, or the shorter "a & i." (I do distinguish between abstracting and indexing and believe that they are not in order of importance and difficulty.) Although a & i do provide bibliographic control, this paper will not discuss cataloging, tables of contents, back-of-the-book indexes, year-end indexes, cumulative indexes, lists of advertisers, or bibliographies. If there is to be control, there must always be indexing. Abstracting is a short cut, a convenience, and perhaps a bibliographic luxury which may be now, or is fast becoming, too rich, in light of other factors to be discussed, for library blood and for the users of libraries especially for the users of indexes who may not depend upon the library interface. Abstracting, though, provides a desirable control, and one which will continue to be advocated.published or submitted for publicatio

Special Libraries, December 1961

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Special Libraries, January 1956

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