Re: open url problem Andrea Imre 14 Sep 2005 20:13 UTC
Barbara, We don't have any Gale databases but for Highwire this is what I have done in SerialsSolutions. There are two Highwire databases that you may select: the Highwire Press (Free Journals) includes titles that are available for free to all. Most of these journals have a 12 or 18 months moving wall. This database I do not need to worry about since it is updated by data provided by Highwire to SerialsSolutions. Under "Highwire Press" I track the journals we have access based on our subscriptions. Obtaining the dates for the journals you are entitled to view is not simple since Highwire doesn't provide this data - no way to download your subscriptions and your entitlements. You may need to log into your admin profile on each publisher's site (Oxford Univ Press, Sage, etc) to find out what you are entitled to view. Once you have the dates for your subscribed journals you can customize these in your SerialsSolutions profile. You should check the data and the dates periodically since publishers do change their policy about journal's online access (for free online with print subs). Also: I have noticed some Sage promotional titles appearing under institutional subs rather than under free trials. Is anyone using other ways to track their journals on Highwire? There may be better methods than what I have figured out but this method seems to work for us. Andrea Imre Southern Illinois University Carbondale >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:14:57 -0400 >From: Sandhya Srivastava <Sandhya.D.Srivastava@HOFSTRA.EDU> >Subject: Re: open url problem > >Dear Barbara > >If you contact SerialsSolutions at their email clients@serialssolutions >they will be able to answer your questions. As far as I know * all these >databases are now customizable where you can change the dates to >accurately represent what your library has. We have used this to >accurately reflect our EJS database in SerialsSolutions. > >Sandhya Srivastava > >Sandhya D. Srivastava >Assistant Professor >Serials Librarian >Hofstra University >Axinn Library >123 Hofstra University >Hempstead, New York 11550 >Telephone: (516) 463 - 5959 >Fax: (516) 463 - 6438 >Email: librsds@hofstra.edu > > > > >>> bpope@PITTSTATE.EDU 9/13/2005 10:55 AM >>> >Hi, everybody. We use Serials Solutions as our open url resolver and >are very happy with it for the most part. For some of the full text >sources, like Gale databases and Highwire Press, we supposedly have >access "to present." In reality, it is more like to 1 year ago or so >for some titles. However, the public display note reads something >"01/01/1981 to present in Highwire Press." So when the patron clicks on >that, he finds out it is not really "to present." How do you deal with >this on the public displays in your open url resolver and your a to z list? > >Thanks in advance. > >Barbara Pope, MALS >Reference/Periodicals Librarian >Axe Library >Pittsburg State University >Pittsburg KS 66762 >(620) 235-4884 >bpope@pittstate.edu ----------------------------------------------------- Andrea Imre Electronic Resources Librarian Morris Library Mail Code 6632 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 605 Agriculture Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone: (618) 453-4339 Email: aimre@lib.siu.edu