Introduction to e journals

Introduction to e-journals

1. INTRODUCTION TO e-JOURNALS Kusturie Moodley June 2015 http://www.kln.ac.lk/medicine/images/stories/e%20journals.jpg eThekwini Municipality Libraries

2. What is an e- journal Electronic journals are scholarly publications that are published online. e-Journals are also called: Online journals Virtual journals Digital journals Zines or e-zines

3. Advantages of e- journals Simultaneous access Links to related items Ease of downloading (PDF/HTML) Wider dissemination of journal/research A lerting services

4. Advantages of e- journals Eliminates physical processing Saves shelve space Access anytime, anywhere First published online – available quicker than print publications A ccess to archive issues

5. D isadvantages of e- journals Technical barriers – hardware and software, network connection, etc. Infrastructure snags - bandwidth and load shedding issues, etc. Require skills and training to use Costs to acquire e-resources can be high - technology and content User unfriendliness depends on platform

6. Why use e-journals? Up-to-date information Convenient: information at your fingertips Value-added features: search facilities, other links ,video, graphics, audio, dictionary, etc Export, email, cite, print, save, make notes

7. How do you access e- journals ? I ndividual e-journals or package of journals called a database Pay per view Open access http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0019/551224/video-open-access-expained.jpg

8. Individual e-journals I ndividual e-journals can be purchased from a subscription service/agent or directly via the publisher Format can be Print + E or E-only Some print journals include free e-access

9. Individual e-journals Activate Register

10. Databases Databases are packages of e-journals ProQuest, SAe Publications, Taylor & Francis, Art Source Multidisciplinary or subject specific Full-text or Abstract and citation Publishers & Aggregators

11. Pay p er v iew Pay for individual articles Mainly available on publisher websites

12. Open access initiatives Significant movement in academic community that information should be “free” to all Green, blue, yellow, white and gold route Author pays versus user pays Article processing charge (APC’s) Pre-prints, post-prints, self archiving, institutional repositories https://tenthmedieval.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/open-access-done-wrong/

13. Open access examples Directory of Open Access Journals All subjects

14. Open access examples PubMed Central Hard sciences

15. Open access examples Publisher sites Multidisciplinary or subject specific

16. Evaluating e-journals Statistics to evaluate From aggregator and publisher websites Use COUNTER compliant statistics

17. Questions?

18. Thanks … [email protected] Acquisitions & Electronic Resources Librarian Durban University of Technology Library @ KusturieM