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Peter mccracken selected as 2012 sils distinguished. Atg interviews jane burke, vice president, strategic. Peter mccracken msls 95, cofounder and publisher of and cofounder of serials solutions, inc. Aug 26, 2009 mccracken leaving to launch new entrepreneurial venture. Peter mccracken selected as 2012 sils distinguished alumnus. Previous work has included roles as a reference librarian at the university of washington.

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. Peter mccracken, cofounder of serials solutions, provided an overview of kbart and discussed the future plans of this new initiative. For the past 10 years ive run, a site that helps people do research on ships, because i care a lot about maritime history and want to make it. Peter mccracken, creatorpublisher, has made extraordinarily distinguished contributions to the field of serials librarianship, the serials information chain and serials standards through his expertise in serials. While a majority of respondents to the conser survey selected option b about 2 to 1, it is obvious from the responses of those favoring option a that there is a real need to maintain some type of aggregator information in records to make them useful. Now a business unit of proquest with 175 employees, serials solutions began as a project of peter mccracken, with the goal of organizing and managing the electronic holdings of the library at east carolina university and later at the university of washington. Were very excited to offer journal linker as a free service enhancement to our atoz title lists and full marc records service, commented peter mccracken, mls, cofounder of serials solutions. Second, knowledgebase serials solutions invented the idea of a centrallymanaged database of metadata for libraries 12 years ago when peter mccracken, a working serials librarian, founded the company. All vendors who provide information to knowledge base vendors, such as serials solutions, provide chronology date information for holdings, but very few provide enumeration data. I am particularly proud that serials solutions could play a leadership role in establishing this endowment, said company founder peter mccrackens msls 95. Mccracken, peter 2003 issues in vendorlibrary relations moving from librarianship to entrepreneurship.

Mccracken leaving to launch new entrepreneurial venture. Twelve years after he cofounded serials solutions, mccrackens work impacts the way in which libraries provide access to information on a. View the profiles of professionals named peter mccracken on linkedin. Because serials solutions has no legacy of ils, we are able to look at this with a very modern approach. 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. 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.

Peter mccracken, director of research, serials solutions. In 2004, proquest information and learning acquired seattle startup serials solutions, a venture providing access management and search services for content hosted by other companies. Task force on long term storage of publication patterns. June 2010 marks the tenth anniversary for serials solutions.

Peter, along with his two brothers steve and mike and their friends chris pierard and tim granquist, cofounded and developed serials solutions, a webbased solution to librarians electronic journal management problems. In 1995, i earned a masters in library science from uncchapel hill. Serials solutions became part of proquest workflow solutions in 2011 and the serials solutions name was retired in 2014. Peter mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university, a position he has held since june, 2016. Peter mccracken regional manager province of nova scotia. Jan 10, 2002 odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both worlds news and information peter mccracken, shown here on the cover of library journal, has received a great deal of notoriety since serials solutions became one of the hottest companies in the library market. Gift fund descriptions university of north carolina at. The first phrase came from a session on patrondriven access, where the speakers quoted peter mccracken of serials solutions, who said. Peter mccracken business profile cornell university. Florence cissy monger, kathleen mary bella mccracken, elizabeth biz davies mccracken, lillian violet mccracken and john davies mccracken. Pdf solutions develops yieldimprovement technologies and services for the manufacturing process lifecycle. Odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both.

Software makes it possible, but the knowledgebase makes it. The hidden library helle lauridsen market manager, discovery services. Serials solutions celebrates ten years of improving. Now a business unit of proquest with 175 employees, serials solutions began as a project of peter. Serials solutions founder sets sail with new venture. 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. Among his innovations are vast improvements in electronic serials. Communications and peter mccracken serials solutions. 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.

Serials solutions, a major vendor in the management of electronic. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship. According to serials solutions founder peter mccracken, a librarys individual ejournal subscriptions have been a challenge to include in their serials solutions reports. Serials solution continues to build on summon success. Peter mccracken, cofounder and publisher of and cofounder of serials solutions inc. This presentation was provided by phil norman of oclc and peter mccracken of serials solutions, during the niso event openurl implementation. I stopped for some cake and to check out the celebration. Join facebook to connect with peter mccracken and others you may know. At this years nasig conference, there were plenty of sessions on practical things which ill discuss in a bit, but there were also several apt phrases and interesting concepts that jumped out at me. Serials solutions celebrates 10year anniversary of. Peter mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university.

Ppt steve mccracken peter mccracken, mls serials solutions. Christopher mccracken, john h mccracken, margaret angline mccracken, mary elisabeth mccracken, rebecca eveline mccracken, rina jane mccracken. Paul mccracken economist born 1915, american economist and former chairman of the presidents council of economic advisers philip mccracken born 1928, american artist peter hale mccracken, american founder of serials solutions. Proquest through its serials solutions business unit. Software makes it possible, but the knowledgebase makes it work. Strategies from content to user on september 2830 in denver, co. The award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated outstanding professional library or information science achievements at national, state, or local levels, or who have. Peter married nancy c baker in may 1840, at age 18 in orange county, indiana, usa. Serials solutions celebrates ten years of improving serials. Peter mccracken, currently the creatorpublisher of, has made extraordinarily distinguished contributions to the field of serials librarianship, the serials information chain and serials standards. Best practices in knowledgebase data transfer, serials librarian 56, no. Reports of meetings 30th annual charleston conference issues in book and serial acquisition, anything goes. 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.

Az library catalogue subscription agent other resources federated search url linker full text web pages the electronic library. Some proprietary options include oclc as part of worldcat local, ex libris sfx and alma uresolver, serials solutions 360 link, formerly known as article linker, innovative interfaces, inc. Serials solutions was a division of proquest that provided eresource access and management services erams to libraries jump to. Reference publishers debate single platform no shelf.

Serials solutions founder sets sail with new venture peter. This presentation was provided by peter mcraken of serials solutions, during the niso update of the ala midwinter conference, held from june 23rd to june 26th. Mccracken, who will receive the award during the silsspring commencement ceremony on may th, was nominated by his fellow alumni and. The nmhs holds two annual gala awards dinners, and gives their distinguished service award to important people in the maritime field. Mccracken was frustrated by the difficulty of locating and navigating electronic resources, which his. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover peters connections and jobs at similar companies. Marielle veve of the university of tennessee is the. Serials solutions founder sets sail with new venture peter mccracken launches.

Since 2004, the magazine has also included a regular column by peter mccracken, founder of serials solutions and, titled maritime history on the internet. Serials solutions was a division of proquest that provided eresource access and management services erams to libraries. Theyre trying to figure out how to participate in the oclc pilot, and would be interested in participating in an srn pilot as well. Peter mccracken historical records and family trees. Odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both worlds. Serials solutions was conceived in 1999 over beers by brothers steve mccracken, mike mccracken, and peter mccracken after recognizing that providing relief. Proquest unifies its business, drops serials solutions brand. Mccracken posited that the addition of enumeration data into the. Peter mccracken receives ulrichs serials librarianship award. Access level record for serials pilot project conser. Reports of conferences, institutes, and seminars sciencedirect. Carolina first campaign edition ilnformation ibrary science. Carolina first campaign edition ilnformation ibrary.

By this time, id started serials solutions with my two brothers, mike and steve, and a high school friend, chris, but i was still working at the uw. It was the year 2000 when peter mccracken, a reference librarian at the. Peter married agnes gertrude gertie mccracken on february 15 1911, at age 29 in st michaels. Serials solutions seattle, washington computer repair. 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.

Proquest celebrates the 75th anniversary of microfilm. Serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, announced that peter mccracken, the companys cofounder and current director of research. Electrical characterization is becoming increasingly important because. Potomac technical processing librarians ptpl 93rd annual. Economist intelligence unit great britain worldcat.

We have excellent control over the content of aggregator and gateway system contents, but the librarys individual subscriptions for ejournals, such as those that are free. Serials solutions history 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. Mccracken was frustrated by the difficulty of locating and navigating electronic resources, which his colleagues and patrons seldom knew existed. Shipindex was started in 1999 by peter mccracken, then a reference librarian with an ms in library science and an ma in maritime history at the university of washington.

Other members include representatives of link resolvererm system suppliers exlibris. 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 brothers and a high school friend. Today he announced the launch of, an online research database focused on maritime and vessel history. Serials solutions, a leading provider of digital discovery tools and integrated management solutions, celebrated its tenyear anniversary july 27 at annual. About unlimited priorities corporation unlimited priorities serves small to midsize. 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. Proposal to adopt option b plus conser pcc program. Jun 28, 2010 serials solutions, a leading provider of digital discovery tools and integrated management solutions, celebrated its tenyear anniversary july 27 at annual.

View peter mccrackens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The high quality of this data is a great addition to our authoritybased knowledgebase, and with it weve been able to satisfy a number of requests made by our international clients for additional marc records. The company has grown into a major competitor in the library automation industry, demonstrating remarkable growth from its quite humble beginnings. The companys focus is accelerating fab yield ramp, electrical characterization for production control, and big data analytics software for fabless, foundry, test and assembly production control and monitoring. Peter mccracken, the reference librarian who founded serials solutions, is moving on to a new entrepreneurial venture. 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. Peter mccracken serials solutions talked about the absence of enumeration data in knowledge bases. Jun 27, 2019 peter mccracken cornell university peter mccracken is electronic resources librarian at cornell university, a position he has held since june, 2016. Steve mccracken peter mccracken, mls serials solutions, inc.

In this presentation peter mccracken, cofounder of serials solutions, provided an overview of kbart and discussed the future plans of this new initiative. These products enabled librarians to more easily manage electronic resources that serve the needs of their users. Peter mccracken was born in 1822, in kentucky, usa, to peter mccracken and hannah arter. 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. During a summer internship in 1994, i spent ten weeks working in the library at the maine maritime museum. This document may not be delivered outside your local library staff without permission of serials solutions.