Mathematics News
Mathematics Roundtable Overview - SLA Annual Conference 2009
Moderator: Daniel Dotson (The Ohio State University)
Notes: Kathy Wolcott (Mathematics Reviews)
Speakers: Mira Waller (Project Euclid), Brian Quigley (University of California,
Berkley)
Sponsors: AMS & SIAM
" Project Euclid - Mira Waller
o Access & Distribution Models:
" Euclid Prime--a group of selected journals available by subscription
" Euclid Direct--individual titles offered with publisher-controlled
access
" Open access
o Three new Project Euclid journals were announced:
" Hokkaido Mathematical Journal
" Journal of Mathematics of Kyoto University
" Tsukuba Journal of Mathematics
o Changes:
" Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium journals now in E-Prime
" Tohoku Mathematical Journal now in Euclid Prime
" Nagoya Mathematical Journal no longer open access
" Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences
now with EMS - all back issues going with it
o Other:
" 2010 pricing survey indicated preference for basic and complete
models
" Platform Enhancements: IP addresses management, usage stats setup
" Duke Mathematical Journal renewal problems addressed
" Euclid will give pricing info for various models via attendee signup
sheet
" Discussion of journals moving from Euclid (especially open access
titles going to subscription model)
" Undergraduate Student Learning Initiative at UC Berkley - Brian Quigley
o "Math 191 Projects in Mathematics" was funded by a Mellon
USLI Curricular Innovation Grant
o Introduce students to the basics of mathematical research and presentation
o Outcomes and possible changes:
" Instructors pleased with librarian participation
" More of a balance of experiment and research activities desired
" Remove catalog component since students already show good understanding
" Open Discussion
o Journals:
" Usage counters are under discussion at AMS
" Electronic-only subscriptions desired as options for all journals
(no requirement for print)
" Desire for publishers to work with Portico
or LOCKSS for post-cancellation
access
" Backfiles should be on the same platform as current subscription
o E-books:
" DOIs desired both at title and chapter level (tables/figures would
be good too) - will help with course reserves
" E-book purchasing varies across libraries
" Students seem comfortable with e-books, mixed opinions amongst
faculty
" Ease of use and multiple platforms are factors
" Some search e-books and request print
" Digital to digital rights for interlibrary loan desired
o Mobile Devices access:
" Mobile device access desired, but limited availability via publishers
- arXiv via iPhone a possible
model
" Rice working on a mobile access project. Contact Rice if you're
working with Zotero.
o Budgets
" Budget cuts were a major concern for many attendees
" Contact Travis Warwick
to add titles to the PAM
Master List of Cancelled Journal Titles
" Librarian rate available for the Joint AMS/MAA conference - AMS
Library committee meets during this conference
