Against the Grain
Volume 30 Issue 4 Article 44
2018
If Rumors Were Horses
Katina Strauch Against the Grain, [email protected]
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volume 30, number 4 SEPTEMBER 2018
ISSN: 1043-2094 “Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians” Trends in the Health Sciences and Biomedical Sciences Information Landscape by Ramune K. Kubilius (Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
esponding to encouragement from In 2011, Stephanie Kerns addressed team involves collection management, cata- ATG editors, every few years, an op- “Medical Education and Mobile Technology: loging, as well as metadata services that help Rportunity arises to invite colleagues The Next 100 Years.” In this special issue, ensure and enhance health sciences resource from the health sciences library community Jason Lilly and Kellie Kaneshiro overview management, access, and discovery. There are to share their insights.1 In a series of articles, technology and libraries, not limiting them- increasingly more and varied applications for the contributors provide a view of the land- selves to mobile technology or technology tied these skills and services. scape. What are health sciences libraries (or to medical curricula. Library Director Gabriel In the 2014 special issue, Mary A. Hyde their larger institutions) “building” (acquiring, Rios, answered some questions in a May 2018 wrote “Health Association Libraries: The collecting, licensing) these days? Where have NEJM LibraryHub posting (https://library- Spackle Needed for Member Societies.” In health sciences librarians’ skills and interests hub.nejm.org/) on “Dipping a Toe into Emerg- this issue, David Bender also hones in on led (or where could they potentially lead)? ing Technologies.” The authors continue the special librarians’ contributions to their parent What services are being offered? In 2018, thread, overviewing a few products, services, organizations, but as an “embedded” librarian some of the eight contributions build on themes trends in technology medical libraries provide rather than one working in a full-service, touched upon in previous ATG health sciences (or might want to have), addressing also the more “traditional” library. Playing off the use special issue compilations, while questions of who is requesting them of “accidental” as used in the titles of books others reflect on new or different (and for what purpose), as well by special librarians Affelt and Hedden,2 he themes. This issue addresses as who is paying. continued on page 8 technology, metadata, special Joelen Pastva and Tony library services (taxonomy, Olson overview changes, peer review), health literacy, trends, and changes for What To Look For In This Issue: One Health, eBooks, new cataloging and metadata in Talking About People...... 41 medical school libraries, and health sciences libraries. institutional repositories. The work of this unit and its A Desny Implied-in-Fact Contract....51 Zen and the Art of Proper Reading.... 56 Double, Double: Methods for Shared If Rumors Were Horses Management of a Digitization Lab....62 It’s all About “The Relationship”...... 64 News and Announcements for the reetings everyone! Charleston Library Conference...... 72 Happy hot sum- The Disintegrated Library System.....86 Gmer! So much ex- citing and sad news this time. Interviews Our friend and colleague, Martha Whittaker Nancy Percival...... 42 passed away on May 31st at 8:04AM, with her Richard L. Landry...... 44 daughter Gretchen Mueller and her husband Chris- Beth Marhanka...... 45 topher Mueller at her side. Martha was seminal in the development of the Fiesole Retreats and the Profiles Encouraged Charleston Conference. She was recently a judge in People, Library and Company the Fast Pitch competition in 2015. Martha retired Profiles...... 79 in January 2018 from her position as Manager of Plus more...... See inside Sales at the American Society for Microbiology in Washington DC, a post she held for five years. She Look! Katina’s granddaughter, Porter, also served as Director for Content Management at is already writing her first novel. Must Gelman Library, George Washington University be in the genes. continued on page 6 1043-2094(201809)30:4;1-6 From Your (beach-loving) Editor:
am constantly amazed at all the creativity in beer (the born digital medical library), Daniel Our interviews this time are with Nancy libraries and publishing. Thank you all for Kipnis and Lisa Palmer (medical institutional Percival, the sales director at Prenax, Richard I allowing me to be your editor! Even though repositories). Landry of Data Planet, which has recently I love the beach, I have really enjoyed reading Our Op Ed this time is been acquired by SAGE, and this health sciences issue of ATG. about love and the smart- Beth Marhanka of the Maker Ramune Kubilius has done her usual bang phone. Are you smitten too? Hub at Georgetown Universi- up job guest editing this issue on trends in Jim O’Donnell is always keep- ty. We have many Profiles of the health sciences information landscape. ing us on our toes so Back Talk people, a few of companies and There are articles by Jason Lilly and Kellie is about disintegrated library libraries. Kaneshiro (emerging technologies and cats), systems as separate from the Our review section includes Joelen Pastva and Tony Olson (cataloging integrated library systems. Briefly Noted by Bryan Dil- and metadata workflow changes), David Scott Plutchak talks about lon, Booklover by Donna Bender (alternative librarianship), Kather- people and their organizations. Jacobs, Collecting to the Core ine Chew (doctorspeak), Pamela Rose (One We are gratified to have Antje by Ann Doherty and Susan Health), Jie Li and Geneva R. Staggs (ebook Mays back with a new column Swogger, and Wryly Noted package subscription models), Elizabeth Lor- about the future. by John Riley. Our Cases of Note deals with screenwriting and movies. Lolly does her usual thorough job of answering knotty copyright questions. Bob Holley is concerned about the future Letters to the Editor of the ALA Midwinter meeting, Myer Kutz looks back at publishing memories regarding Send letters to
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as associate dean for research the opportunity to join the Rumors and technology strategies wonderful CU community of from page 6 and librarian at Indiana Uni- faculty, staff and students,” versity, will assume the post said McDonald. “I look a remarkable four-decade career in scholarly on Aug. 1, 2018. “I want forward to working alongside publishing. She joined Elsevier in 1976 and to welcome Robert to CU the talented library faculty and ushered in many pioneering initiatives, in- Boulder,” said Moore. “He staff to build on a legacy of ex- cluding projects that led to the development will bring new ideas and sen- cellence in research libraries.” of Elsevier’s flagship ScienceDirect. And sibilities to the vital work in McDonald earned his master despite the discord between Elsevier and the research, information storage, of library and information sci- library community over the years, Hunter dissemination and archiving ence degree at the University always stood out, and was deeply admired done by our outstanding net- of South Carolina and holds and valued by librarians. ‘Relations between work of libraries. I look for- a master of music degree from academic publishers and research libraries ward to his working with our the University of Georgia. have often gone through difficult times,’ notes exceptionally talented Uni- He succeeds James “Jim” a remembrance on the Elsevier website, ‘and, versity Libraries faculty and Williams, who served as uniquely among publishing executives, Karen staff in creating new ways for Beth Bernhardt (Principal dean of libraries from 1988 to was able to genuinely commu- our campus Director of the Charleston 2017. The post has been held nicate and negotiate.’” Karen community Conference) is over the moon on an interim basis by Leslie attended the very firstFiesole to succeed.” about the arrival of her first Reynolds since June 2017. Retreat in Italy in 1999. She Robert’s re- granddaughter, Laurel Eliza- “Leslie has been an incredible was an incredible woman — a search inter- beth Hodan, born on June 11. asset to the libraries and to my librarian, an administrator, and ests include A sleeping beauty for sure! leadership team, and I appre- a humanist. We all loved her. technology ciate all she has done and will May she rest in peace. management and integration do for our university. I also wish to thank the https://www.publisher- of lean and agile frame- dean of libraries search committee chair Terri sweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ works, data preservation, Fiez, members of the search committee and industry-news/Obituary/ar- learning ecosystems, data our dedicated library staff for their help and ticle/77259-obituary-elsevi- cyberinfrastructure and big guidance in this search,” said Moore. er-s-karen-hunter.html data analytics. “I have long https://www.colorado.edu/today/2018/04/30/ Switching gears, CU Boul- admired the University of provost-names-robert-h-mcdonald-dean-uni- der Provost Russell Moore Colorado Boulder’s repu- versity-libraries has named the awesome Rob- tation for original thinking Moving right along, the incredibly charm- ert H. McDonald as Dean of What a happy baby! Pictured and innovative research. I ing Duncan Smith, the co-founder and general University Libraries. Mc- here is Rebecca Lenzini’s am honored by this appoint- manager of NoveList, created and led a team ment and grateful to have Donald, who currently serves newest grandson Emory. continued on page 21
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ers regardless of the type of library they use.” State University. Cris is also the guest editor Rumors https://www.ebscohost.com/novelist-the-latest/ of ATG’s Nov 2018 print issue dealing with from page 8 blog-article/a-look-back-with-duncan-smith?_ the ways in which libraries are financially ga=2.207055568.2106522522.1534112561- supporting university curricula. that designs the tools library staff use to con- 1959297392.1534112561 Heather Ruland Staines, Director, Business nect readers with the books that they need, The dapper David Parker is celebrating a Development, Hypothes.is is celebrating her is retiring! I remember back in 1994 when five-year work anniversary. David is Senior work anniversary. Heather has had a whirlwind Duncan was running statewide continuing Director, Documentary, Film, Education Vid- career so far exploring the nexus of academic education services for librarians in North Car- eo, Licensing, Publishing and Distribution at publishing, library technology, and the future of olina, and one of the workshop requests that Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company. I eLearning. Heather is currently, focusing on kept coming up was help training people to help remember when David was founder of Busi- business development and publisher relations. readers find their next book to read. In June ness Expert Press back in 2008-2013. 1999, EBSCO Publishing completed negoti- As we go to press, Professor Mark Beattie ations for the acquisition of NoveList, CARL Speaking of BEP, the marvelous Sheri E. has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief Corporation’s electronic readers’ advisory Dean Marketing Director, Business Expert of Frontline Gastroenterology. The journal resource for fiction readers. EBSCO Pub- Press and Momentum Press, has agreed that publishes articles about innovative and best lishing Division general manager Tim Collins BEP will sponsor the International Fast Pitch practice in the fields of gastroenterology and said: “This acquisition is a major component award in Charleston this November! hepatology and it is co-owned with the British of our commitment to provide libraries with Another celebration — The how-does-she- Society of Gastroenterology. Professor Beat- the resources they need to serve all of their keep-all-her-ducks-in-a-row Cris Ferguson tie will take up his new post in September 2018. users. NoveList will be a core component of is celebrating a five-year work anniversary as bmj.com/company our program to meet the needs of fiction read- Director of Technical Services at Murray continued on page 39
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Rumors fundamentally rethink the workflow and dis- the submission process in subsequent journals. semination model for the monograph in order Plus, it is estimated that 15 million hours of from page 39 to dramatically expand access and increase researcher time is wasted each year repeating impact while maintaining the exceptionally reviews. Both of these challenges could be a three-year pilot to publish up to 150 mono- high editorial quality associated with university graphs from university presses in digital-first addressed if journals and publishers could open access editions. “While the print mono- presses.” A working group made up of univer- transfer manuscripts between publications graph remains the indispensable format for ad- sity presses, libraries, and content platforms using different submission-tracking systems. vancing scholarship in history, the publishing will oversee the pilot. More information about With the growth of cascading workflows, economics for university presses are increas- the pilot can be found here: http://www.long- manuscripts are regularly transferred within ingly distressed,” said John Sherer, Spangler leafservices.org/blog/oa-monographs/. a publishing group. But a growing challenge Family Director of UNC Press and primary MECA (Manuscript Exchange Common is to transfer the manuscript (and, optionally, investigator for the grant. “Cost-recovery Approach) is collaborating toward the shared peer-review data) across publishers and man- models are leading to higher prices and lower goal of systems interoperability. Authors uscript systems and even to and from preprint overall dissemination of and access to vitally lose time and effort when their manuscript is servers. A group of manuscript-management important content. This pilot is attempting to rejected by a journal and they have to repeat continued on page 59
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goes with them, have helped significantly improve our ability to co-manage the Lab smoothly. Our second, more frequent communication method is a process we call scrumming.1 Most days there is a two to three hour pe- riod in which one of us is not in the lab. During this time, many things can happen: equipment can break, projects can be assigned, other staff might have shared information or asked questions. To ensure that the other person knows what happened while they were out, we take a few minutes to fill each other in. This helps Experience Choice ensure that neither of us is caught in a situation uninformed or unaware about a decision that had been made. Thus scrumming Where extraordinary service happens. gives each of us the confidence to manage the Lab in the other’s absence knowing we have all the information we need to make For over 40 years, WT Cox Information Services informed decisions. Other than weekly meetings and morning scrumming, we also has been a trusted provider of professional just talk. Throughout the day as necessary, we allow each other serials management services. Experience to bounce ideas off of us. The ability to get quick feedback is expert customer service, user-friendly tools, invaluable and keeps one from spinning their wheels over an individual issue. Keeping the lines of communication open, and a host of integrated services. while still respecting each other’s work time, helps information to flow freely and maintains consistency between supervisors. Student Supervision Electronic and Print Serials Management In order to supervise the same students jointly, we have check- eStats Statistics & Analytics Tool lists for different procedures and continue our routine of sharing - information. To avoid discrepancies in training between the two JournalFinder ® - A-Z List, Link Resolver & ERM of us, we created checklists for training students on each type of scanning equipment in the Lab. This facilitates consistency as each librarian knows what information needs to be commu- www.wtcox.com nicated. Thus students are given the same instructions — and are expected to produce the same quality of work — regardless of who trained them. We also continue to follow our same pattern of communication, relationship stems from the first step we took: defining our roles. Once information sharing, and joint decision-making. Students are our responsibilities were clearly established, it was a lot easier work- instructed to email both supervisors, not just one, when emailing ing together on our joint duties. It allowed each member to let go of about absences or project updates. As well, we CC each things they previously felt responsible for in order to focus on other when we email important information to students. the items in their own spheres. Coupled with effective and And we decide together what policies to put in place frequent communication, it allows us to work together and and act on them jointly. successfully share the responsibility of managing the Lab. Including the other in student communications, We also happen to have complementary skill sets. While using the same checklists, and enforcing policies one of us has a more human resource and production fo- together demonstrates to the student workforce cus, the other has a deeper understanding of the technical that we are working together to manage the lab, elements of imaging as well as a mind for management. not against each other. They can see us clearly Both are necessary to keep the lab running without kinks. working as a team. It gives students confidence that either super- But that aside, while others might have a different dynamic with their visor can be approached to consult about a given issue, and that colleague(s), the practices of clearly defining responsibilities and estab- both supervisors are knowledgeable about the goals of the Lab. lishing procedures together that work to facilitate good communication Even though the work of the Lab is effectively being managed and effective teamwork has the potential to work for anyone. by two people, a united front is presented which enables smooth and consistent management. Endnotes Why We Work 1. Inspired by the true Scrum framework: Scrum.org, last modified It has been noted by many of our colleagues that we work particu- 2018. https://www.scrum.org/ larly well together. Why is that? We believe the key to our working
Rumors Helen Szigeti is leaving SSP. She will be We are also happy to have Antje Mays, Di- consulting in scholpub and scholcomm, so hope- rector of Collections, University of Kentucky from page 59 fully attending the Charleston Conference will Libraries, in Lexington, back writing for ATG! be in her future. Cheers and good luck, Helen! Talis will continue to be run by its existing Have you noticed that Corey Seeman takes management as a SAGE company. As a result We are pleased to welcome Courtney a lot of pictures of squirrels? See Corey’s of the acquisition, SAGE will provide Talis McAllister, the electronic resources librarian Squirrel Page! http://www-personal.umich. with an enhanced global footprint to support from the Citadel’s Daniel Library, who will edu/~cseeman/squirrels.html And he has even further international growth. join the ATG and Charleston Conference more on Facebook. https://talis.com/ teams. Welcome, Courtney! continued on page 85
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Georgetown University Library Does your library have a collection development or 3700 N St, NW similar department? Yes, we have a Collections, Research and In- Washington, DC 20057 struction department. Phone: (202) 687-7607 If so, what is your budget and what types of materials library.georgetown.edu are you purchasing? $7,142,935. Purchasing both Print and Elec- tronic. Background/history: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/about/ history What proportion of your materials are leased and not Approximately 10% is leased. Number of staff and responsibilities: Professional: 53, Sup- owned? port Staff: 59, Student Assistants: 17 What do you think your library will be like in five years? I think that we’ll be getting ready for a major library renovation in five years Overall library budget: Materials: $7,142,935; Salaries + Wag- es: $6,988,068; Operating: $2,187,925. that will truly make the library at Georgetown University the intellectual hub of campus. Types of materials you buy: Books, journals, databases, DVDs, video streaming services, eBooks, data sets, other. What excites or frightens you about the next five years? Our new Dean of Libraries at Georgetown, Harriette Hemmasi, What technologies does your library use to serve mo- is starting in August 2018 and I’m tremendously excited about what she’s We make an effort to use responsive design on all of our bile users? going to be able to help us accomplish. websites so that they can be used on mobile devices. Is there anything else you think our readers should Does your library have an ILS or are you part of a col- Libraries have become places that aren’t just about the stuff we Yes, Collaborative ILS (WRLC) Alma. know? laborative ILS? have, like books or computers, but about what we empower people to do. Do you have a discovery system? Yes, Primo. It’s a place where anyone’s ideas can come to life.
Back Talk Don’s Conference Notes from page 86 from page 78 access. (If this tool were to exist, it would put great pressure in favor of more open access.) It will know where things are and how to get Endnotes them — in the sense that it will know what is analog material available 1. http://cdn.meta.com/assets/downloads/Pub_Bibliometric.pdf by interlibrary loan, what is analog material only available to onsite 2. https://www.mysciencework.com/ visitors, what is digital material that requires some kind of ongoing 3. https://www.typefi.com/ financial relationship with the provider (a subscription or a license), 4. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon) what is digital material that’s available for some kind of by-the-drink 5. https://www.wizdom.ai/ payment, and what is digital material that is openly accessible. And it 6. https://www.editage.com/ will know what to do in order to enable the user to access and use that 7. See https://www.cell.com/figure360 material — and it will do it for me. Our local delivery systems will 8. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini need to integrate with the disintegrated library system well enough to 9. Features of the new website are described at NEJM.org/revitalized, perform the fulfillment function. where there is also a link to an editorial discussing its development. Doesn’t that give us a chance for the DLS — Disintegrated Library 10. https://www.growkudos.com/ System? Run our business of buying and tracking with one system, 11. http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/realworldimpact.htm provide access to data about the things that we happen to contribute to 12. https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scival the global information space with another, and let the discovery system 13. See author-path.com. do all the hard stuff? Am I nuts?
worked closely for nearly 20 years and Elsevier This little fella Rumors already uses the Editorial Manager platform for is Ayden Shet- from page 63 a significant number of journals, including its high ty (2yrs old) profileCell Press portfolio and many society titles. who apparent- BREAKING NEWS — Elsevier has signed a The transaction is subject to customary conditions ly loves Mike definitive agreement to acquire Aries Systems, a and regulatory consents and is expected to close in Gruenberg’s leader in scientific publication workflow solutions the third quarter of 2018. Scholarly Kitchen via book and says headquartered outside Boston, MA. Aries’ offerings Kent Anderson has a detailed discussion of this. See “information” are used by journals, books and other publications — https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/08/06/ every time he for manuscript submission, peer review, production interpreting-elseviers-acquisition-aries-systems/. tracking and eCommerce. Aries was founded by holds it. His Lyndon Holmes in 1986 and has successfully Thanks to all of you who proposed sessions for parents, Emily developed several generations of technologies to the 2018 Charleston Conference! It’s going to be and Ash Shetty, support publications processes, including Edito- another great one! Have you registered yet? The are dear friends and colleagues of Mike. rial Manager, an online manuscript submission early bird registration deadline is September 14! Guess it’s true — you’re never too young and peer-review system. Elsevier and Aries have Time’s a wastin’ See you all soon! Yr. Ed. to love books. Thanks for sharing!
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