A free half-day event focusing on some of the key issues in journal management - presentations and discussion of the overarching themes and successful approaches in addressing them.

An opportunity to learn more about developments in EDINA activities in this area -covering the redeveloped National Union Catalogue of Serials, SUNCAT (http://www.suncat.ac.uk), as well as community initiatives such as the UK LOCKSS Alliance (http://www.lockssalliance.ac.uk/) and Keepers Registry (http://thekeepers.org/), focussing on long-term access to journal content.

Join us for a lively debate and afternoon tea.

Presenters: Zena Mulligan (SUNCAT), Fred Guy (Keepers Registry, SUNCAT) and Adam Rusbridge (Keepers Registry, UK LOCKSS)

Draft Agenda

1.00 – 1.30 pm Registration and tea/coffee

1.30 - 1.45 pm Putting the Serials Forum and EDINA services in context

1.45 – 2.30 pm Managing your journals – how SUNCAT can help you fulfil your ILL requests; keep your catalogue up to date and analyse your collection (including use cases; details of the redevelopment; demo of the new service, and future plans).

2.30 – 3.00 pm Forum discussion on SUNCAT issues

3.00 – 3.30 pm Tea/coffee and cake

3.30 – 4.15 pm Securing continuing access to e-journal content: how EDINA’s services can help (with reference to the Keepers Registry, UK LOCKSS Alliance, and PECAN initiatives).

4.15 – 4.45 pm Forum discussion on Keepers Registry, LOCKSS, PECAN etc. issues

4.45 – 5.00 pm Summary and next steps