Information For Librarians

For a librarian or information specialist, managing the Proceeding of the International Conference on the Law Development for Public Welfare (ICLDPW) involves specific technical tasks related to acquisition, cataloging, and institutional visibility.

Here is the essential information for managing this collection:

1. Bibliographic Identification & Metadata

To ensure the proceeding is discoverable in your library’s OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), pay attention to the following identifiers:

  • ISSN/ISBN: Depending on the publisher (e.g., Atlantis Press, EAI, or Springer), the proceeding will have a unique ISBN for the volume and often an ISSN for the series.

  • Series Title: It is often part of a larger series, such as Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research or EAI Core Series.

  • DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Most modern law proceedings assign a DOI to the entire volume and individual DOIs to each paper, which is crucial for link resolving and citation tracking.

2. Acquisition and Access Models

Librarians should verify the access rights for their patrons:

  • Open Access (OA): ICLDPW often follows a Gold Open Access model. As a librarian, you can provide direct links to the publisher’s repository without authentication barriers.

  • Perpetual Access: If your institution purchased the volume through a bundle (e.g., via SpringerLink), ensure the entitlement is correctly activated in your KBART (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) files.

3. Indexing and Impact Factor

Faculty members often ask librarians about the "prestige" of a publication. For ICLDPW, you can verify its standing through:

  • SINTA Mapping: For Indonesian librarians, determine if the proceeding is recognized by the Ministry of Education (Kemendikbudristek) for credit points (KUM).

4. Archiving and Repository Management

If your institution hosted or participated in the conference:

  • Institutional Repository (IR): Upload the metadata and, if the publisher's policy allows (Sherpa Romeo "Green" status), the post-print or publisher's version of papers authored by your faculty.

  • Discovery Services: Ensure your discovery layer (like Primo or EDS) is harvesting the metadata from the publisher to make the individual papers searchable at the article level.