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Core Journals: Fact or Fiction

Creator:: Butler, Barbara and Webster, Janet
Abstract:: As editors of the Marine Science and Technology section for the last three editions of Magazines for Libraries (MFL), we developed lists of journals and annotations to help guide marine sciences acquisitions for all types of libraries. We recommended essential titles at the same time we needed to cancel some...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Show Us The Databases: Rethinking access to marine science information

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara
Abstract:: As IAMSLIC members will recall, in 1990 Stephanie Haas questioned ASFA’s supremacy in marine science libraries and found “potential pitfalls” if relying on a single database to adequately discover the relevant literature (Haas 1990). We still question the best way to access the literature in our multidisciplinary field. Patrons and...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding and Presentation

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Open Access Journals in Marine & Aquatic Sciences

Creator:: Webster, Janet and Butler, Barbara
Abstract:: As the options for open access publishing increase, scientists and students are a bit befuddled by the choices and the costs. Librarians are being asked difficult questions: Is this an okay journal to publish in? Is the editorial board reputable? How much is this going to cost? Is it worth...
Resource Type:: Presentation and Research Paper

Marine Science and Technology

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara A.
Abstract:: Our oceans surround us, and we depend upon them for food, transportation, and recreation. They affect us daily as they shape our climate and rattle our world with unexpected events. Current headlines indicate that they are in flux and perhaps in trouble. Coral reefs are dying due to rising ocean...
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: University, Newport, OR 97365; Barbara A. Butler, Professor/Librarian, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Marine Science and Technology

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara A.
Abstract:: The world’s ocean and estuaries fascinate many – from oceanographers studying the deep-sea to resource managers regulating fishing seasons to children finding their first seashell on the beach. The complexity of the marine environment is reflected in the specialized and interdisciplinary journals covering marine science. Journals can focus on particular...
Resource Type:: Part of Book

Marine Science and Technology

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara A.
Abstract:: People of all ages are intrigued by the ocean, its inhabitants, dynamics and future. Our knowledge grows, but we change the ocean as we use its resources thus creating environmental problems and management challenges. When this volume is published, the Gulf of Mexico will not have recovered from the Deepwater...
Resource Type:: Part of Book

Scholarly communication in the marine and aquatic sciences

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Butler, Barbara A.
Abstract:: We initiated an evaluation of the scholarly communication and publishing process in marine and aquatic sciences. This involves three components: describing the core journals for the discipline; examining the mechanics of publishing; and learning the mindset of authors and editors. We identified a core list of 19 journal titles and...
Resource Type:: Article

All the water in the ocean– all the books on the sea: collaborative collection development in Oregon’s marine laboratory branch libraries and beyond

Creator:: Butler, Barbara A. and Webster, Janet G.
Abstract:: Oregon’s two marine laboratory libraries (located at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport and UO’s Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston) have collaborated for 17 years on collection development. We share the same research environments– the Northeast Pacific Ocean and the Oregon coast. While our researchers and students...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: Barb Butler (OIMB) and Janet Webster (HMSC) * Barb Butler (OIMB) and Janet Webster (HMSC) Janet

Resource sharing within an international library network: using technolgy and professional cooperation to bridge the waters

Creator:: Butler, Barbara A., Webster, Janet G., Watkins, Steven G., and Markham, James W.
Abstract:: The International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), comprised of 325 members from 86 countries, has a long history of resource sharing based on personal connections among its members. In 2002, IAMSLIC developed a resource-sharing system using a unified search interface that relies on Z39.50...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: the Waters Barbara A. Butler Head Librarian Oregon Institute of Marine Biology University of

Selections from Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia

Creator:: Shaw, Susan M., Barbour, Nancy Staton, Duncan, Patti, Freehling-Burton, Kryn, and Nichols, Jane
Abstract:: For millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global work force, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and...
Resource Type:: Part of Book

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Core Journals: Fact or Fiction

Show Us The Databases: Rethinking access to marine science information

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Open Access Journals in Marine & Aquatic Sciences

Marine Science and Technology

Marine Science and Technology

Marine Science and Technology

Scholarly communication in the marine and aquatic sciences

All the water in the ocean– all the books on the sea: collaborative collection development in Oregon’s marine laboratory branch libraries and beyond

Resource sharing within an international library network: using technolgy and professional cooperation to bridge the waters

Selections from Women's Lives around the World: A Global Encyclopedia

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