Value for Money in Electronic Journals
Abstract The author examines the proposition that electronic journals provide enhanced value for their costs when compared to print subscriptions. At the journal, article, and use levels, the author reviews the pricing policies of two different journal publishers, one commercial and one nonprofit. He confirms and extends these findings using recently published research. Whereas much research remains to be undertaken on the basis of standards, and definitions must be agreed on, the existing, albeit imperfect, evidence indicates that both libraries and their readers benefit significantly from electronic journals in the areas of cost per use and convenience of delivery of scholarly and research literature. This proposition serves as a clarion call for more detailed research based on agreed-upon on standards. Serials Review 2003; 29:83–88.
Rethinking Technical Services for a Digital World
Libraries should consider new ways to integrate and streamline their organization and work processes for effective and efficient service to library patrons. This paper looks at recent efforts in academic libraries to explore cost-saving measures without sacrificing service quality. It presents an overview of ways libraries can improve technical services to provide electronic resources and other services for library patrons. The use of digital media is putting pressure on technical service functions in academic libraries. In his review of paper versus digital for scholarly materials, Richard Quandt notes that many librarians perceive the rising costs of journals as driving a “library crisis”. This crisis is exacerbated by the need for expensive information technology infrastructure to support digital media, and a lack of data to demonstrate that digital initiatives are truly improving the productivity of teaching, learning and research in higher education. 1 Libraries have made significant investments in digital technologies, both for content and for operations. While the ultimate effect on teaching, learning, and research may still need to be demonstrated, there is substantial evidence that information technologies can improve access to digital media, as well as enabling organization and process changes for efficient and effective delivery of digital media and library services. An especially fertile ground for exploring such cost-saving process changes is an academic library’s technical services functions. This article considers ways that organization and process changes can improve an academic library’s operations, thus freeing resources to improve services for library patrons. Statement of the Problem & Proposed Solution In 2002 Duranceau and Hepfer sounded an alarm about academic library operations by stating: “the problem of staffing for e-resources has reached a crisis level.” 2 They present evidence from a small survey that looks at fifteen libraries’ technical service areas and the additional workload attributed to the support of digital media services. Their conclusion is that academic libraries need to hire more staff. Unfortunately, their paper presents a one sided perspective on the changing work in academic libraries. Thinking about digital media and services beyond the technical services area, Christian Boissannas writes about the need for closer integration of public and technical services within libraries. Boissannas writes, “The implementation of digital libraries cannot be successful without a comprehensive system-wide approach that calls for people with different experience and expertise to work together across, rather than in, functional groups.” Boissannas calls this re-engineering of traditional library services “deep integration”. 3
Relationship between level of internet addiction and time management skills among nursing students.
PURPOSE
This study investigated nursing students' levels of internet addiction (IA) and time management (TM) skills.


DESIGN AND METHODS
This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 400 nursing students of a university in Turkey. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, IA Scale, and TM Inventory.


FINDINGS
The IA scale and TM inventory mean scores were 40.83 ± 14.81 and 81.34 ± 11.91, respectively. A significantly negative relationship between students' level of IA and TM skills was found (p <0.05).


PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
The concept of effective time management should be used in interventions for promoting students' conscious internet use.