Re: serials holding information - please, help! Susan E. Sturgeon 05 Nov 2003 21:55 UTC
The only thing I can advise you of is not to try to keep track of these yourself. Definitely look into a product like SerialsSolutions or EBSCO A-Z. Anything else is a nightmare and these services are not that expensive> susan On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:48:22 -0500 "Mushkatina, Yelena (Library)" <MushkatinaY@MAIL.CCSU.EDU> wrote: > Dear Colleagues! > > I am new to the list; please, excuse me if I am asking a question that > has been answered here already. In this case, please, refer me to the > resource where I can find the best resolution to our problem. > > My question is about holding information on the records for print > serials that are also available online through various databases. Our > library is planning to cancel print subscription to a number of journals > available now online from databases like Lexis-Nexis, Academic Research > Premier, etc. We think that if we simply close the paper holdings > records without mentioning that the serial is still available > electronically via a particular database, we will disserve our users. > For major aggregators like JSTOR, EBSCO, Project Muse, etc. we have > separate bibliographic records for electronic versions and also provide > information regarding availability of online version in the check-in > record for a print journal ("See also ONLINE version"); therefore, the > user who searches these journals by title in OPAC will see that another > format is available if the print subscription has been cancelled. > However, many journals that are available within databases (NOT Jstor, > Muse or EJS) require original cataloging; besides, providing links to > the journals within a database seems to be quite a challenge. That is > why I am thinking about providing a link from print version check-in > record to the whole database (NOT a particular journal) from which the > journal is available. > Before we start, I would like to know what is the policy/practice in > other libraries regarding the print subscriptions that have been > cancelled in favor of online subscriptions to databases. How do you > inform users that despite the fact that your library does not have print > subscription to a particular journal, it is still available within a > specific database/databases? > > Thank you in advance! > > Please, respond me off list and I may summarize for the list. > > mushkatinay@ccsu.edu > > Yelena Mushkatina > Assistant Librarian/Cataloger > Central Connecticut State University > 1615 Stanley Street > New Britain, CT 06050 > (860) 832-2079 ------------------ Susan Sturgeon Serials Librarian Salem State College Library 352 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970 (978) 542-6765 susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu Email: susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu Salem State College