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Re: Supplying online index information for print serials Linda Wobbe 08 Feb 2012 21:07 UTC

Hi,

Even better:  Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.  You can link to that from
SerialsSolutions generated A-Z lists.  That's used by our students to
find out whether a title is peer-reviewed.  Information about indexing
is also included.

...Linda

Linda Wobbe/ Head, Collection Management/ Saint Mary's College Library/
PO Box 4290/ 1928 Saint Mary's Road/ Moraga, CA 94575-4290/
ph(925)631-4232; fx(925)376-6097

On 2/8/12 12:47 PM, Hwang, Amy L wrote:
>
> Hi Joelle and list,
>
> /Magazines for Libraries/ (Cheryl LaGuardia) provides indexing
> information, but only for "the best publications for all serials
> collections since 1969," so it may not include all of the titles you
> need.
>
> There's a free /Magazines for Libraries Update/ service, which you can
> find out more about here:
> http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2011/11/blogs/eviews/the-new-free-magazines-for-libraries-update/
> I don't see the indexing in these free updates, but you may get more
> info. if you have a subscription to Ulrichsweb.
>
> This is in conjunction with Serials Solutions:
> http://www.serialssolutions.com/assets/resources/datasheet-magazines-for-libraries-updatedlink.pdf
>
> I hope that's helpful,
>
> Amy
>
>
> Amy L. Hwang
> Reference/Electronic Resources Librarian
> Nease Library
> Eastern Nazarene College
> 23 E. Elm Avenue
> Quincy, MA 02170
> ph: 617-745-3854
> fax: 617-745-3913
> ________________________________________
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Joelle Hannert [jpremo@NMC.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 10:57 AM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Supplying online index information for print serials
>
> I would like to provide information on where online indexes may be
> found for
> our print serials.  They would be so much more useful to our students if
> they knew where to go to search within a single periodical.  Ideally, I'd
> like to put this information both in the catalog, and as a shelf label on
> the boxes that house the journals.  Of course, there are several
> barriers to
> this:
>
> 1. Determining where the titles are indexed online.  We get our journals
> through EBSCO, which has information available on what EBSCO databases
> index
> each title, but does not cover other databases that we subscribe to.  Does
> anyone know of a service that aggregates information on where periodicals
> are indexed?  We use Serials Solutions, but they don't seem to offer
> indexing information, only full text.
>
> 2. Keeping this information up-to-date.  If it changes more often than
> every
> 6 months, I don't think it would be worth our time to put that information
> out there and update it.
>
> Does anyone have experience with working around these issues?  I'd
> appreciate any advice you can provide!
>
> Regards,
>
> Joelle Hannert
> Tech Services Coordinator
> Osterlin Library
> Northwestern Michigan College
> Traverse City, MI
>