[Eril-l] GeoBib?

[Platkowski, Melissa]

The official word:

There was a voyager connection to geobib, which is the link that people have that doesn't work anymore because when we got rid of voyager we had to also get rid of that instance of geobib. That instance of geobib served a specific time period of data (1985-2005), which we are trying to figure out how to migrate it and what to migrate it into.

In order to streamline the work and as more journals were going online, in 2006 we changed the format of the database to a table of contents service via a libguide. So it is no longer searchable like the voyager instance was, it is now an active listing of journals from around the world that focus on geography and a link to their most current table of contents.

If people want to link to it, the libguide is the appropriate link to use.  http://guides.library.uwm.edu/c.php?g=56532&p=363510

Hope this clears up your confusion.


Melissa Platkowski

Coordinator of Library Technology
David A. Cofrin Library
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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Green Bay, WI  54311-7001
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From: Tina Adams [mailto:tmadams at email.wcu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:26 PM
To: Platkowski, Melissa <platkowm at uwgb.edu>; Vidas, Chris <cdvidas at bsu.edu>; eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: RE: GeoBib?

Thanks Melissa!

Tina

From: Platkowski, Melissa [mailto:platkowm at uwgb.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:20 PM
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Subject: RE: GeoBib?

Yes, this is basically what I am hearing, too.

They had to redo the whole thing, since it was in Voyager.  We migrated as a system to Alma in May, and it's demanded a great deal of our technical staff's time to get all those long-standing creatively crafted tools back up and running.

I believe they just want to verify all the information before sending it out.  More info to come.

Melissa Platkowski

Coordinator of Library Technology
David A. Cofrin Library
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay, WI  54311-7001
P: (920) 465-2764
F: (920) 465-2136

platkowm at uwgb.edu<mailto:platkowm at uwgb.edu>

http://www.uwgb.edu/library

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Vidas, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:58 AM
To: Tina Adams <tmadams at email.wcu.edu<mailto:tmadams at email.wcu.edu>>; eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: Re: [Eril-l] GeoBib?

Hi Tina,

I contacted the UWM reference desk via their chat link a few weeks ago about this issue and they referred me to their specialist who provided the following response:


Yes, it appears that the 1985-2005 Geobib database is no longer available. The data has been archived and we're trying to identify a new way to display it. It was in an Endeavor/Voyager interface which is no longer supported at UW Milwaukee.



The current CGP Contents is still available here: http://guides.library.uwm.edu/c.php?g=56532&p=363510

That link directs to a list of links within a LibGuide.  We removed our link, but this seems to be the latest news regarding this issue.

Chris


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From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Tina Adams
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [Eril-l] GeoBib?

Thanks Melissa. Glad to have an insider looking into it :)

Tina

From: Platkowski, Melissa [mailto:platkowm at uwgb.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:54 AM
To: Tina Adams <tmadams at email.wcu.edu<mailto:tmadams at email.wcu.edu>>; eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: RE: GeoBib?

Sounds to me like you're well on your way to becoming a great ERL!  Sleuthing is a pretty big part of that job and this is a totally ok topic for this list.

We have a link to GeoBib, too - and it's also going somewhere weird.  We're a UW school, too, and I didn't know this was going away, either.  (So thanks for the head's up!)  I have asked for more investigation from an internal UW listserv that handles collection management.  Someone should be able to find out.  I'll respond to the list when I have an answer.

Melissa Platkowski

Coordinator of Library Technology
David A. Cofrin Library
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay, WI  54311-7001
P: (920) 465-2764
F: (920) 465-2136

platkowm at uwgb.edu<mailto:platkowm at uwgb.edu>

http://www.uwgb.edu/library

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Tina Adams
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 8:42 AM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: [Eril-l] GeoBib?

Hi All,

This is my first post to this list and I am a new ERL so I hope this is an appropriate question for the list. Our link to GeoBib is broken. We got a 404 directory error. So in searching I found reference to a new link, geobib.lib.uwm.edu however, that link goes someplace bizarre. I can't find an accurate new link.  GeoBib seems to be a free resource from AGS/UWM. I contacted AGS and UWM to see if resource is still available and what the new URL is. UWM confirmed the link is not working and *think* the resource is no longer maintained. They suggested that I contact AGS which I have, but I have not had a reply. Anyone know if this resource is really gone? I don't want to remove it from our database list without being more certain.

Thanks,
Tina

Tina M Adams
Electronic Resources Librarian
Hunter Library
Western Carolina University
tmadams at wcu.edu<mailto:tmadams at wcu.edu>
828-227-3728

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