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Libraries, publishers, and intermediary vendors strive to disseminate the most current information to their patrons and clients through the metadata in their catalogs, services, and software. One significant pinch point in this landscape is the transfer of journals from one publisher to another. The Transfer Code of Practice was created to provide these stakeholders with guidelines to ensure that the transfer process occurs with minimal disruption and that journal content remains accessible to subscribers. The importance of these guidelines has grown since the creation of the Transfer Code in 2008, as the number of online titles, publishers, and intermediaries has grown exponentially. To accommodate this growth, Transfer made two significant changes in 2018. The previous Code of Practice was in its third iteration, which was adopted in 2015; in 2018, the Transfer Committee began revisions for version four. These revisions accommodated changes that occurred in the technology and terminology of the journal publishing market. In conjunction with the revision of the code, the Transfer Alerting Service (TAS) migrated to the ISSN International Centre (France). This new platform replaced the Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service, which was hosted by the University of Manchester (UK). The session presented attendees with an overview of the code, with a specific focus on new and updated content. Presenters also provided a demonstration of the new platform, showcased the new and improved features of the service, and explained the processes that publishers and librarians use to share and access Transfer information.

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Transfer Turns Ten: The Future of the Code

Libraries, publishers, and intermediary vendors strive to disseminate the most current information to their patrons and clients through the metadata in their catalogs, services, and software. One significant pinch point in this landscape is the transfer of journals from one publisher to another. The Transfer Code of Practice was created to provide these stakeholders with guidelines to ensure that the transfer process occurs with minimal disruption and that journal content remains accessible to subscribers. The importance of these guidelines has grown since the creation of the Transfer Code in 2008, as the number of online titles, publishers, and intermediaries has grown exponentially. To accommodate this growth, Transfer made two significant changes in 2018. The previous Code of Practice was in its third iteration, which was adopted in 2015; in 2018, the Transfer Committee began revisions for version four. These revisions accommodated changes that occurred in the technology and terminology of the journal publishing market. In conjunction with the revision of the code, the Transfer Alerting Service (TAS) migrated to the ISSN International Centre (France). This new platform replaced the Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service, which was hosted by the University of Manchester (UK). The session presented attendees with an overview of the code, with a specific focus on new and updated content. Presenters also provided a demonstration of the new platform, showcased the new and improved features of the service, and explained the processes that publishers and librarians use to share and access Transfer information.