View the profiles of professionals named peter mccracken on linkedin. Peter mccracken msls 95 is a rare find hes a librarian and an entrepreneur. Proquest unifies its business, drops serials solutions brand. Peter mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship. Proquest to acquire ex libris american libraries magazine. Peter mccracken director of hr operations the university. In preparing this article, i spoke with peter mccracken of serials solutions, 1 michael markwith of tdnet, and ben adams of journalwebcite all quotations are taken from personal communications.
In 2003, showalter came fullcircle with his library roots, landing a job at serials solutions. Peter mccracken, director of research, serials solutions. Peter mccracken has been electronic resources librarian at cornell university since june 2016. Previous work has included roles as a reference librarian at the university of washington. Reports of conferences, institutes, and seminars sciencedirect. Twice featured on the cover of library journal, this former university of washington librarian and cofounder of serials solutions credits sils for propelling him to prominence. Peter mccracken posed the question of what role the providers of electronic resources access and management services erams should or could play in providing perpetual access. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship award. Serials solutions, a major force primarily in academic libraries, was founded in may 2000 by peter mccracken, mike mccracken, steve mccracken, and chris pierard. Strategies from content to user on september 2830 in denver, co. View peter mccrackens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Serials solutions was conceived in 1999 over beers by brothers steve mccracken, mike mccracken, and peter mccracken after recognizing that providing relief to the frustrations of library patrons in navigating electronic resources was a profitable domain to pursue. Growing open access oa options, big deal price pressure, fluid ebook purchasing models, and the need for ongoing assessment. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like peter mccracken discover inside connections to recommended.
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The serials solutions staff of data specialists and catalogers work closely with publishers and content providers to collect and correct. About unlimited priorities corporation unlimited priorities serves small to midsize. Peter reported that tdnet hasnt really looked at onix for serials because oclc was so forgivingwilling to take data in the chronology only formats currently available. It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the patronymic surname mac neachtain commonly anglicised as mcnaughton.
Niso and cochaired by presenter peter mccracken, its goal is to establish best practices to. Serials solutions was conceived in 1999 over beers by brothers steve mccracken, mike mccracken, peter mccracken after recognizing that providing relief to the frustrations of library patrons in navigating electronic resources was a profitable domain to pursue. Peter mccracken selected as 2012 sils distinguished alumnus. Their hosted services can be integrated, or purchased as standalone solutions, to provide the most effective research experience for library users and ease the management workload for librarians. Potomac technical processing librarians ptpl 93rd annual. Gift fund descriptions university of north carolina at. Serials solutions, inc seattle, wa business information. University of washington librarian peter mccracken teams with his brothers steve and mike to develop technological solutions to relieve the headaches of librarians and library patrons in navigating electronic resources.
Each of these companies sells lists of ejournals held in packages to libraries, but each does it in a slightly different way and offers. Carolina first campaign edition ilnformation ibrary. Peter mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university, a position he has held since june, 2016. For the past 10 years ive run, a site that helps people do research on ships, because i care a lot about. I am particularly proud that serials solutions could play a leadership role in establishing this endowment, said company founder peter mccrackens msls 95. Ejournal packagecontent tracking services sciencedirect. It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the patronymic surname mac neachtain commonly anglicised as mcnaughton people surnamed mccracken. Mccracken leaving to launch new entrepreneurial venture. Aug 26, 2009 mccracken leaving to launch new entrepreneurial venture.
The publication provided an overview of best practice in the. Theyre trying to figure out how to participate in the oclc pilot, and would be interested in. Serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, announced that peter mccracken, the. Peter married nancy c baker in may 1840, at age 18 in orange county, indiana, usa. Factiva, a dow jones and reuters company, provides essential business news and information to. Peter worked as a reference librarian at east carolina university and at the university of washington, before starting serials solutions with his brothers and a friend, in 2000. Whenever i was doing research on a vessel, i would go to the appropriate section of the small library, pull out each book, check its index to look for the. Communications and peter mccracken serials solutions. In the past, i was a reference librarian at east carolina university and the university of washington, and in 2000 i cofounded serials solutions with my. Best practices for presentation of ejournal titles on. Support for serials solutions products will shift into the centralized. Termstechniques for electronic resource management systemsgave you one.
Techniques for electronic resource management news and. He worked as a reference librarian at east carolina university and at the university of washington, before founding serials solutions with two brothers and a high school friend in 2000. Peter mccracken, cofounder and director of electronic content management of serials solutions, will help you understand the lifecycle of todays journal article and how this impacts the use of your publications or collections at nisos managing electronic collections. Serials solutions was founded in may 2000 by peter mccracken, mike mccracken, steve mccracken, and chris pierard.
In june 2005 jane burke was named vice president of proquest and general manager of serials solutions. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Peter mccracken historical records and family trees. Conserline issn 1072611x newsletter of the conser program.
Peter mccracken las cruces, new mexico professional. We provide packaged software, and product support in the form of application support, hosting services, development and consulting services. Christopher mccracken, john h mccracken, margaret angline mccracken, mary elisabeth mccracken, rebecca eveline mccracken, rina jane mccracken. Serials solutions seattle, washington computer repair. The products of serials solutions, oriented primarily to the management and access of electronic resources, came to form the basis of the proquest workflow solutions division. Strategic initiatives, proquest and serials solutions. Serials solutions, a business unit of proquest information and learning, has announced that content in will be searchable by serials solutions federated search engine, central search. Seattle, wa august 26, 2009 serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, today announced that peter mccracken, the companys cofounder and current director of research, will be leaving the company september 30 to pursue technology projects related to his lifelong interest in maritime history. Twelve years after he cofounded serials solutions, mccrackens work impacts the way in which libraries provide access to information on a. In a nutshell, inaccurate metadata leads to incomplete searches, which leads to undiscovered content, which leads to unrenewed subscriptions, which leads to lost revenue for companies that provide econtent services. Mccracken is an industry leading provider of software solutions for the commercial lending industry. Peter mccracken was born in 1822, in kentucky, usa, to peter mccracken and hannah arter. We have found 53 people in the uk with the name peter mccracken. Knowledge bases are the key to successful openurl linking and as such are already an essential facilitator within a sophisticated, valuable technology, comments niso cochair peter mccracken, director of research at serials solutions.
Through 2007, i created and managed its knowledgebase, which contained only serials records. Ulrichs serials librarianship award to peter mccracken. W e are very fortunate that peter mccracken is still very much in volved, although in a parttime role in order to focus on his family and some projects outside of serials solutions. Peter mccracken peter mccracken conceived the idea for serials solutions while working as a reference librarian at east carolina university, and then at the university of washington. He noted that the current role of services such as the serials solutions knowledge base is to provide a snapshot of what access a subscribing library has at any given. Serials solutions was conceived in 1999 over beers by brothers steve mccracken, mike mccracken, and peter mccracken after recognizing that providing relief. The company was acquired by proquest information and learning in march 2004.
Before the discussion of any serials solutions service can begin, it is important to understand 360 kb and its role. Join facebook to connect with peter mccracken and others you may know. Uksg and niso to tackle inefficiencies in openurl supply. Newly cofounded by onetime university of washington librarian peter mccracken, serials solutions at that time was a startup focused on building electronic content management and discovery software for libraries. The eeverything preconference included the following speakers. Techniques for electronic resource management pdxscholar. Mccracken is a hereditary surname derived from ulster and nearby galloway, scotland. In addition, electronic resources librarians must continue supporting commu. Peter mccracken is a cochair of the knowledge bases and related tools kbart working group and speaks on this topic on many occasions, including during the. Serials solutions was acquired by proquest information and learning in march 2004. During a summer internship in 1994, i spent ten weeks working in the library at the maine maritime museum. Task force on long term storage of publication patterns. Peter mccracken is a cochair of the knowledge bases and related tools kbart working group and speaks on this topic on many occasions, including during the previous years nasig conference. An interview with jane burke, general manager, serials solutions.
In 1995, i earned a masters in library science from uncchapel hill. See what peter mccracken will be attending and learn more about the event taking place mar 4 7, 2018 in austin, tx, united states. The information below is not intended to be a complete guide to everything about serials solutions. View peter mccrackens professional profile on linkedin. Mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university. The eresources management handbook by graham stone library electronic resources manager, university of huddersfield t en years ago, introduction uksg1 published the serials management handbook,2 edited by uksgs present chair tony kidd and lyndsay reesjones. Mccracken was frustrated by the difficulty of locating and navigating electronic resources, which his colleagues and patrons seldom knew existed. Serials solutions central search now searches factiva. More than ever, you need a pragmatic framework for managing the many details of your online materials. Serials solutions leverages its unified knowledgebase and technology to provide an integrated suite of eresource access and management services. Proquest to acquire ex libris breeding, marshall library.