Electronic journals at Queen's University Belfast: managing the transition from print

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rawson, Stuart

Affiliations: Information Services, Queen's University Belfast, Main Library, University Square, Belfast BT7 1LS, UK. Tel.: +44 28 9027 3831; Fax: +44 28 9032 3340; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: The introduction of electronic journals at Queen's University Belfast is described, with some information on usage and the type of journals taken. Library management issues in the areas of funding, statistics, storage, use of agents, control and off-campus access are discussed, in each case comparing the situation with electronic journals to that with print journals to identify the problems solved or created by the new medium.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2001-213-416

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 21, no. 3-4, pp. 215-221, 2001