Identification of Grey Library Resources

Working paper

Editor/Author: Laura Johnson
Project Document Number: HL-1998-11
Publication Date: 29 September 98
Task: 2.10
Status: draft
Version: 0.2
Keywords: HeadLine grey library resources
Abstract: -

Consult via library staff and end-users at all partner sites to identify 'non traditional' information resources that could be accessed via the HL system/service.-

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London School of Economics · London Business School · University of Hertfordshire

The HeadLine project is partly funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils, as part of its Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib)

Contents
Introduction *

Related Documents *

Methodology and Issues *

Issues for different types of 'grey resource' *
Freely available *
Available internally *
Hard copy *

Resources at Partner Sites *

Further Work *

Introduction

Consult via library staff and end-users at all partner sites to identify 'non traditional' information resources that could be included in access via the HL system/service. These may include 'grey' literature produced within partner institutions, course-specific information (such as reading lists). Compile resource description records using the adopted schema, and draft appropriate agreements with rights holders to use via the HL system/service.

This document provides an overview of the 'non traditional' resources available electronically (or referenced electronically) which could be included in the HeadLine system. These resources will be incorporated into the resource lists and prioritised list of resources, for incorporation into the HeadLine system when appropriate. This document will also outline licence agreements for these resources (if necessary).

Related Documents

The Consolidated list of resources (HL-1998-08) is relevant to this document as many of the resources which fall into this category were already in this list. On completion of this task all 'grey' resources will be fed into the consolidated list, according to the same format as other resources.

Also the prioritised list of resources (resulting from the Framework and Criteria for Prioritising Resources, (HL-1998-10) is relevant as additional resources identified for this workpackage will be fed into the prioritised list and the same prioritising criteria will be applied to them, so that they will be ranked for inclusion in the system.

Finally workpackage 2.8 Define model access/consortium agreements is relevant, as agreements may need to be drafted to allow access to these resources via the HeadLine system.

Methodology and Issues

Resources have been added from various categories:

Resources which have not been included on the resource lists already, but seem useful or suitable (eg annual reports at the LBS - these are not referenced on the library catalogue and there seems to be some potential for inclusion into a HeadLine system).

Internally generated or material specific to courses or sites (eg exam papers)

Material which is key to subject but is not accessible or searchable from library pages (eg working papers) - rather is accessed from university home pages or from individual departments' pages.

Issues for different types of 'grey resource'

Freely available

Working papers etc, are all freely available resources, so it seems unlikely that there will be any restriction on use. However may need some way of incorporating the source of the working paper (ie the particular department), (also need to find out what is the overlap with Wopec and bibec.) Wopec only mention the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) as a source for LSE material.

NetEc, WoPec and BibEc

WoPEc uses the RePEc dataset of economics publications. Basically RePEc is a collection of archives that supply information about economics working papers, journal publications and software. WoPEc is limited to downloadable (but not necessarily free) documents. WoPEc has a sister project called BibEc that is limited to printed documents.

BibEc (printed working papers) has the following references to the LSE as a collaborator in the project (with the number of papers by the side)

London School of Economics - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion 8

London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance 338

London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics 67

London School of Economics - Economics of Industry Group 7

London School of Economics - Financial Market Group 159

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Development Economics Research Programme 24

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Distributional Analysis Research Programme 5

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Econometrics 38

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, International 18

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Japanese Studies 1

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Programme of Research into Economic Transformation and Public Finance 3

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Taxation, Incentives and Distribution of Income 3

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota, Welfare State Programme 32

London School of Economics - Suntory Toyota,Theoretical Economics 92

WopEc - has the following records for the LSE and LBS

Centre for Economic Performance and ESRC - CEP Discussion Papers - 5

Also London Business School Working Papers 1

London Business School, Institute of Finance and Accounting Working Papers 20Available internally

Exam papers etc - some things are internally generated but may need to extend access, not to make it public but to make them available 'off campus' for users, or to other sites? (although they are so course specific that they may not need to be available other than to their own users).

Hard copy

Potential for referencing these on the HeadLine system - if not each item, then at least the collection - eg annual reports at the LBS.

'Grey' Resources at Partner Sites

Site	Resource	Description	Source	use for HL	URL
LSE	Exam papers	Accessible via the network within LSE only	BLPES pages	-	http://www.lse.ac.uk/exam/
LSE	Guides to library	Library, IT guides - all aspects of using the library and special collections, available. Also training sessions available with dates so students can pick which to go on (no automated booking though). Facility for ordering guides through internal mail - you print off the form and send it to library	BLPES pages	Potential for automating these services through headline	http://www.lse.ac.uk/blpes/guides/
LSE	Reading lists	From various tutors in the LSE, arranged by subject and then tutor within that subject - all subjects are covered and it is accessible via UNICORN - users can email results to themselves	UNICORN	Potential for linking lists to journal articles when available?	http://blpes.lse.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/94/1/4
LSE	Working papers	Also department of economics produces papers (working papers), available from http://econ.lse.ac.uk/papers/ many free and available via adobe acrobat. If not then theyr'e about £5, these are sometimes produced and hosted by the Centre for economic performance (CEP)	Department of economics	-	http://econ.lse.ac.uk/papers/
LSE	Working papers	Find out more about these. Eg STICERD papers (costing around £5 each) from LSE site http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/publicat.htm.	STICERD	-	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/publicat.htm
LSE	LSE experts	Is this relevant? Database of academics and their expertise.	-	-	http://www.lse.ac.uk/experts/
LSE	Course information	Organised by department, this gives course information with slides and course materials, reading lists and topics	LSE pages	-	eg http://econ.lse.ac.uk/courses/
LBS	Working papers	Available from lbs Website - centre for economic forecasting - you can order hard copy (small charge) or download (pdf files)	LBS Website	searchable working papers page	http://www.lbs.ac.uk/school/wpaps/
LBS	Working papers	Centre for economic forecasting - papers available till published via the web (some are downloadable)	Centre for economic forecasting	-	http://www.lbs.ac.uk/cef/
LBS	Working papers	Strategic and international management - papers available till published via the web (some are downloadable)	Strategic and international management	-	http://www.lbs.ac.uk/school/wpaps/sim.htm
LBS	Working papers	Centre for marketing - papers available till published via the web (some are downloadable)	Centre for marketing	-	http://www.lbs.ac.uk/marketing/
LBS	Working papers	Centre for organisational research - this one you have to type a request for papers and they send them to you (£10 per item)	Centre for organisational research	-	http://www.lbs.ac.uk/cor/
LBS	LBS faculty information	Also faculty information - with staff members (as for LSE but no photos)	LBS Website	searchable faculty members page	http://newdomino.lbs.ac.uk/faculty.nsf/By+Surname/$searchForm?SearchView
LBS	Course information	Information about modules, lectures etc	Forum	-	http://newdomino.lbs.ac.uk/
LBS	Reading lists	Via forum - organised by department or course	Forum	-	http://newdomino.lbs.ac.uk/
LBS	Guides to library/IT	On forum - how to do things, etc	Forum	-	http://newdomino.lbs.ac.uk/
LBS	Annual reports	These do not appear on the catalogue so perhaps should be included in headline - a large collection of top 1000 companies (or 500)	hard copy only	-	-
LBS	Faculty publications	From the faculty database - searchable and organised by author and title - copies are usually available in the library	Website	-	http://newdomino.lbs.ac.uk/facpubs.nsf?OpenDatabase
LBS	Theses and management reports	From the library information desk - theses and sloanes reports are held for 2 years, may be of use - these are searchable on unicorn - also market research, working papers, faculty publications, microfilm and microfish backruns of the FT and other publications	Library Website mentions this	-	-
UH	Exam papers	All subjects, and accessible from all sites, but only on UH network	via the Internet	-	-
UH	Library guides	Self help' guides, on library & IT issues available around the school and via the web	Internet	-	http://www.herts.ac.uk/lrc/help/guides/
UH	On line tutorials	For using the WWW, research, writing skills	Internet	-	http://www.herts.ac.uk/lrc/help/index.html
UH	Reading lists	Not sure about these, perhaps in individual tutor's pages for a course, if they are enthusiastic enough - eg the F files	Internet	-	eg: http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/division/mbisdiv/isat.htm#reading
UH	Course information	Not sure about these, perhaps in individual tutor's pages for a course, if they are enthusiastic enough - eg the F files	Internet	-	http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/finman/ek030.htm

Further Work

The resource description schema will be used to describe all resources (including 'grey' ones), so when this is completed it will be applied to the list.

Also agreements of rights-holders to use via the HeadLine system - perhaps the working papers will be most important in this section. When the model access/consortium agreement has been drafted or adopted then rights holders can be contacted for their co-operation in this area. (autumn 98).

NB discussion with Nerys Webster 30^th Sept. Decomate are also looking at incorporating working papers into their system (and they are further ahead than headline) - this negotiation may go through Maureen Wade - so keep informed of what's happening to this. Simon McLeish is investigating Wopec, and how these projects work for both Decomate and HeadLine.