[Eril-l] Electronic resources claiming (dates of actual access) best practices.

[Michael Lampley]

I know this topic is like discussing the finer points of cat herding –
while bareback riding a squirrel - but I still need to go there.



I’ve not had much luck in searching the available literature on the topic
of electronic claiming and would like the community’s input.  I want to be
clear that when I say “claiming” I mean finding a way to make the holding
statements for my e-resources in my catalog match up with what the vendors
say I have along with the actual range of electronic access that I am
actually getting. I’m assuming more or less a one to one relationship
between any given title and the payment meaning we don’t check holdings for
individual titles in databases.



When we last discussed this the state of affairs boiled down to these
elements. We run a list of e-journals. We get someone to click on the link
and see if we have access. We check the oldest and newest issue for article
level access. We move on to the next title. Is that pretty much where we
still are or is there some app that can help us out all the way down to the
article level?



I am interested in how you identify items for claiming but I am at least,
if not more, interested in whether or not you actually claim at all. Is it
worth the effort?



Many thanks for your consideration.



Thanks



Michael Lampley

Electronic Serials Librarian

Texas Christian University

TCU Box 298400

2913 West Lowden St.

Fort Worth, TX 76129

817 257 6485 TEL

m.lampley at tcu.edu
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