Library Resources Technical Services& ISSN 0024-2527 January 2004 Volume 48, No. 1 Editorial 3 Peggy Johnson ARTICLES Association for Library Collections and Technical Services 4 Annual Report 2002/2003 Olivia M. A. Madison, ALCTS President Cataloging Electronic Books 12 Robert Bothmann About the cover: Sherman, Nathan. Paper to PDF 20 “Young and Old Visit the Making License Agreements Accessible through the OPAC Library on the Parkway.” March 27, 1937. Work Marie R. Kennedy, Michele J. Crump, and Douglas Kiker Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library Collection Development and Maintenance across 26 of Congress). [cph Libraries, Archives, and Museums 3b51496] (12/17/03). A Novel Collaborative Approach This cover is available through the Library of Phillip M. Edwards Congress American Memories, Historical The Administration and Management of Integrated 34 Collection of the Library Systems National Digital Library at http://memory.loc. A Survey and Results gov/. Rosann Bazirjian An omission from LRTS Evaluative Study of Catalog Department Web Pages 48 47, no. 4: About the Kavita Mundle, Lisa Zhao, and Nirmala S. Bangalore Cover: Artwork by Keith D. Skeen and used Cataloging and Metadata in North American LIS Programs 59 with permission of ALA Graphics, from the Ingrid Hsieh-Yee Library Art CD, a royalty- free art resource for libraries available at www.alastore.ala.org. NOTES FROM OPERATIONS © 2003 American Library Association Gold Rush 69 Integrated Access to Aggregated Journal Text through the OPAC Association for Library Elizabeth S. Meagher and Christopher C. Brown Collections and Technical Services Visit LRTS online at www. ala.org/alcts/lrts. FEATURES For current news and reports on ALCTS Book Reviews 78 activities, see the ALCTS Newsletter Online at Edward Swanson, Interim Editor www.ala.org/alcts/ alcts_news. Index to Advertisers 88 2 LRTS 48(1) EDITORIAL BOARD Interim Editor and Chair Peggy Johnson University of Minnesota Members Linda L. Phillips, University of Tennessee Christina Bellinger, University of New Hampshire Stanley J. Wilder, University of Rochester Kathleen R. Brown, North Carolina State University Lynn Silipigni Connaway, OCLC, Inc. Ex-Officio Members Trisha L. Davis, Ohio State University Charles Wilt Executive Director, ALCTS Sue Kellerman, Pennsylvania State University Miriam Palm, Stanford University, emerita Martin M. Kurth, Cornell University Editor, ALCTS Newsletter Online Norman S. Medeiros, Haverford College Edward Swanson, MINITEX Library Information Jack Montgomery, Western Kentucky University Network, Interim Book Review Editor, LRTS Library Resources and Technical Services (ISSN 0024-2527) is published quarterly by the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 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For other reprinting, photocopying, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ∞ Publication in Library Resources and Technical Services does not imply official endorsement by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services nor by ALA, and the assumption of editorial responsibility is not to be construed as endorsement of the opinions expressed by the editor or individual contributors. 48(1) LRTS 3 Editorial Peggy Johnson recently explained the responsibilities of a journal editor to a colleague in my I library. I spent time going through the sequence of: ■ Working with an editorial board ■ Soliciting submissions ■ Receiving and acknowledging solicited and unsolicited manuscripts ■ Sending manuscripts for review and providing the reviewers with a list of evaluation criteria ■ Maintaining a system that tracks manuscripts through the process ■ Receiving manuscript reviews, compiling comments, and working with authors to bring submissions to publication ■ Waiting for revisions and, perhaps, through a second round of reviews ■ Assembling manuscripts (including figures and tables) for issues and trans- mitting the package to the ALA production office ■ Working with a production editor and reviewing page proofs, which may mean looking at up to three iterations I was focusing on the work—the process, the many steps in bringing an issue to publication, and the challenge of tracking everything. My colleague ignored my litany and cut to the heart of the matter. She observed, “Hey, you get to read what people in technical services are doing right now. You work with people from many different libraries. You read about new initiatives, current trends, and hot topics. That sounds exciting.” She is right! Being an editor is hard work, surely, but it is also extremely interesting, educational, stimulating, and enjoyable. I am confident that readers will find articles in this issue that will inter- est, educate, stimulate, and absorb. The first issue of volume 48 has articles on cataloging electronic books; developing and managing collections in libraries, archives, and museums; managing license agreements for electronic resources; educating for cataloging and metadata; coordinating and managing integrated library systems; developing and maintaining catalog department Web pages; and creating a system for managing integrated access to aggregated journal text. In addition, I am pleased to present the 2002/2003 annual ALCTS president’s report by Olivia Madison. Publishing this annual report is one of LRTS’s mandates. I am delighted to announce that indexes (v.41, 1997–present), tables of con- tents (v.42, 1998–present), and abstracts (v.45, 2001–present) have been posted on the LRTS Web site, which has a new shortcut at www.ala.org/alcts/lrts. Links to these resources appear in the left navigational column. Please consider writing for LRTS. Instructions for authors appear on the LRTS Web site. I welcome inquiries about potential submissions and am com- mitted to working with authors to develop high-quality papers. This is your pro- fessional journal. Help to make it an excellent one! 4 48(1) LRTS Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Annual Report 2002/2003 Olivia M. A. Madison, ALCTS President he strategic mission of the Association for Library Collections and Technical TServices succinctly states that The ALCTS Division must continue to be on the forefront of recognizing and influencing these fundamental changes as envisioned in our strategic plan: ALCTS envisions an environment in which traditional library roles are evolving. New technologies are making information more fluid and raising expectations. The public needs quality information anytime, any- place. ALCTS provides frameworks to meet these information needs. During 2002/2003, it was my distinct privilege