[Eril-l] Cambridge adopted the same bad platform as Taylor & Francis?

[Leslie Burke]

Good points, Steve,
Well, in Cambridge’s case it’s not just serials but their other content too, so ERIL makes sense to me.
As for the “access provided by” I like to have that so that users understand we’re providing the resource, but I think it must be coupled with the ability to limit (at all levels of searching) to what we actually have access to. Cambridge lets you limit on the first screen, but if you move around and drill down, I wasn’t finding that limit there.

I agree about the mobile access and I’m all for clean, uncluttered design. There needs to be a balance.

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From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Steve Oberg
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 3:06 PM
To: eril-l
Subject: Re: [Eril-l] Cambridge adopted the same bad platform as Taylor & Francis?

First, a tangent: It’s interesting how posts like this get posted here as opposed to, e.g. SERIALST. This is _not_ a criticism, only an observation.

Second, another slightly less tangential aspect: I’ve noticed confusion on the part of our users when a journal publisher has the usual “Access is provided by…” statement. The confusion is that this implies everything on the site is available to our users. So when users try to access an article in an unsubscribed journal on a publisher site, they wonder why they can’t get to it. I understand the mechanics of the whole setup but it is indeed confusing.

Third, I’m quite happy that publishers are paying more attention to mobile access. (I’m not sure if that’s a major factor behind T&F and Cambridge’s changes per sé, but wouldn’t be surprised if so.) All signs point to mobile usage eclipsing desktop usage and publishers and content providers would be foolish to ignore that well documented trend.

Steve

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On Sep 19, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Kelsie Crawford <kcc at UGA.EDU<mailto:kcc at uga.edu>> wrote:

The layout seems very similar to the mobile versions of their websites many companies use (for which I'm thankful my phone has the 'request desktop version' option). Are these new websites designed for the mobile/tablet crowd? It makes me wonder if companies are dropping desktop versions completely.

Kelsie Crawford
Electronic Resources Assistant
Acquisitions & Serials Services
Univ. of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA


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