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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:46:19 -0400
From: Daniel Phelan <dphelan@ACS.RYERSON.CA>
Subject: Re: How do journals become indexed? (Teri Oparanozie)

I believe that different indexing sources index journals for different
reasons. The nomination process is popular but is not the only criteria .
There is usually a number of titles waiting to be included in indexing and
the voting process is a way to respond to user demand.

If the journal publishes quality articles and has a wide appeal it will be
discovered eventually. Otherwise...

Daniel Phelan, Head
 Technical  Services
Ryerson Polytechnic  University Library
350 Victoria Street
Toronto,Ontario. M5B-2K3
dphelan@acs.ryerson.ca
Tel: (416)979-5146
Fax: (416)979-5215

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: From: Stephen Clark <sdclar@janus.swem.wm.edu>
: To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
: Subject: How do journals become indexed? (Teri Oparanozie)
: Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 4:09 PM
:
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: Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 14:50:29 -0500
: From: LIB_TLO <LIB_TLO@SHSU.EDU>
: Subject: How do journals become indexed?
:
: I am writing on behalf of a faculty member at my university who is the
: editor of a journal called JOURNAL OF BUSINESS STRATEGIES which is
: published on our campus by the Center of Business and Economic
: Research.  This faculty member would like to have the journal indexed in
: sources such as CARL UNCOVER, ABI/INFORM, BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX,
: etc.  She was given the impression that librarians need to nominate her
: journal to be included in the Wilson indexes.  (She didn't get a
: response from someone she tried to contact last year from Wilson.) And a
: colleague suggested that if her journal was microfilmed by UMI, they
: might want to include it in ABI/INFORM.  I will contact UMI about that.
: If anyone has other suggestions or insights into this matter, I'd
: appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance.
:
: Teri Oparanozie                        email:  LIB_TLO@SHSU.EDU
: Head of Acquisitions                phone:  409-294-1623
: Sam Houston State University      fax:   409-294-3780
: Newton Gresham Library
: P.O. Box 2179
: Huntsville, TX  77341-2179