RE: Spider Activity Reports from Blackwell Synergy

["John McDonald" <jmcdonald@library.caltech.edu>]

I've started to see a disparity in the handling of online journal 
security issues by both information providers and libraries 
alike.  The level or value of trigger events differ by publisher 
as does the information communicated to the library about a 
possible event.  In addition, the requirements placed on the 
library to deal with the possible event differs greatly by 
publisher.

To address this situation, I'm organizing a panel discussion on 
online journal security issues for the Charleston Conference this 
fall.  I've already confirmed some panelists from the commercial 
and society sectors, but contact me if you'd like to participate. 
(FYI: I've already invited a representative from Blackwell to be 
a panelist)

Hopefully the session can grow into a working group to develop 
some standards in this area.

Thanks,

John McDonald
Acquisitions Librarian
California Institute of Technology
jmcdonald@library.caltech.edu