[Eril-l] Database management question

[Deziel, Bryan G.]

Hi Katherine,

We use LibGuides here at Argonne.  One caveat - if you use SerialsSolutions, LibGuides can auto-import all your databases; however, this can get messy since, as we all know, tracking subscriptions in SerialsSolutions can be a total mess.  (I would be interested to learn if anyone on this list has done a project to clean their holdings up).  One example (pictured below) is that databases can be duplicated (which may or may not make sense to us, but is likely confusing to the user):

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I am in the process of cleaning this up, but for the time being, I added some custom code to add our curated list of "Featured Databases" to the right column below New and Trial Databases.

Hope that helps.

Best,

Bryan


Bryan G. Deziel, MLIS
Discovery and Digital Resources Librarian
Argonne Research Library,
Argonne National Laboratory
bdeziel at anl.gov<mailto:bdeziel at anl.gov>
(630) 252-3876

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From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Montgomery, Kathrine E
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:46 PM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: [Eril-l] Database management question

Hi everyone,

We're looking into changing how we manage our databases, including the frontend ability to search for a database, sort databases by subject area/topic and create a database A-Z list.  We're currently using ExLibris' MetaLib.

The solutions I've found so far include using LibGuides or creating a home grown database, so I was wondering if anyone has any other products or solutions that are working for you.

And a follow-up question: Are you cataloging your databases directly in your catalog, importing records into your catalog from another system or not adding database records to your catalog at all?

Thanks for the help,
Kathrine

Kathrine Montgomery
Head of Acquisitions and ERM
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Tulane University
7001 Freret St
New Orleans, LA 70118
Ph:  (504) 865-5686
Fax: (504) 862-8556
kmontgom at tulane.edu<mailto:kmontgom at tulane.edu>

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