Re: DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions jianxin9 22 Jan 2009 18:08 UTC
Thanks to all for your insight and discussion. I appreciate it. On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Chad Hutchens <chutchen@uwyo.edu> wrote: > I'd echo what Barabara has said about the DOAJ. I'll also add a few other > things that I think everyone should be aware of. > > 1.) Not all titles in the DOAJ are actually open access...this is an > unfortunate fact. For some background on this, I'd strongly encourage > everyone to read this short (and Open Access) article: > > http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2 > Fjournal.pbio.0050285&ct=1 > > 2.) As Barbara said, there are some problematic titles in the DOAJ. > Currently, a colleague and myself are running link checks on all DOAJ > titles > in two prominent knowledge bases and there are more than just a few errors. > It looks like there are quite a few dead links and various other problems > (such as out of date URL's). > > 3.) I'd strongly encourage anyone considering adding this collection to at > least glance at the titles they're adding. Depending upon what kind of > library you work at, you may simply be adding a bunch of noise to your > knowledge base that might confuse and mislead your users. For example, > there are quite a few journals in the DOAJ that are not in English. Now I > know not everyone speaks English, but every campus community is different > and adding a bunch of foreign language periodicals may or may not make > sense. That's just one example. > > 4.) Even though there is no up-front cost associated with titles in the > DOAJ, much like Open Source software, Open Access content is "free as in a > free kitten." Meaning, you do still need to maintain it just like any > other > e-resource you may pay for. > > Cheers! > > -- > Chad Hutchens > Electronic Resources Librarian > University of Wyoming Libraries > Dept 3334, 1000 E University Ave. > Laramie, WY 82071-20000 > Ph: (307) 766-5560 > > > > From: Barbara Pope <bpope@PITTSTATE.EDU> > > Reply-To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" > > <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU> > > Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:09:11 -0600 > > To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" < > SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU> > > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions > > > > It's funny that you ask about the stability of DOAJ. I have had to > > contact Serials Solutions about a couple of titles that ceased > > publication over the past few years, but I would say it has been > > relatively problem free. If you are a new user of Serials Solutions > > products, you may not yet realize that if you want to, you can add part > > of the titles in a database instead of the whole thing. For example, if > > a database contained a lot of junk newsletters or titles that you have > > no indexes for, you can indicate which ones you want when you are adding > > the product. Before I add a product like this, I do research on the > > titles like where they are indexed and if we already have access to > > them. If you need to know more, email me and I can talk you through it. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Barbara Pope, MALS > > Periodicals/Reference Librarian > > Axe Library > > Pittsburg State University > > Pittsburg KS 66762 > > bpope@pittstate.edu > > 620-235-4884 > > > > Stokes, Judith wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> We find DOAJ to be more stable than other free journal sources, but none > of > >> them cause us much trouble because there are so many of us accessing > them > >> through Serials Solutions, that changes get reported pretty quickly. > >> Occasionally, we discover we have lost free access to something -- > rarely > >> anything in DOAJ -- and we report it. Serials Solutions confirms the > change > >> and follows up pretty quickly. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Judith E. Stokes > >> Serials/E-resources Librarian > >> Rhode Island College > >> 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue > >> Providence, RI 02908-1991 > >> 401.456.8165 > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > >> [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of jianxin9 > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:01 PM > >> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > >> Subject: [SERIALST] DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> > >> > >> I was hoping to hear from some folks who have chosen to add DOAJ to > their > >> Serials Solutions profile. We are currently considering adding MARC > >> updates, etc. Our main concern is that some of the content might be > >> unstable. For those who have chosen to do this, how has your experience > >> been? Thanks! > >> > >> > >> > >> Brandy Klug, M.L.S., M.S.Ed. > >> > >> E-Resources Librarian > >> > >> Texas Woman's University Library > >> > >> P.O. Box 425528 > >> > >> Denton, TX 76204 > >> > >> Phone: 940-898-3776 > >> > >> Cell: 940-391-3972 > >> > >> Fax: 940-898-3809 > >> > >> *http://twulibraryhelp.blogspot.com/* > >> > >> > >> >