[Eril-l] Electronic journal holdings in local catalog

[Nicole LeBoeuf]

I see newer users wanting to search just one place, but with my other
students there is still this interesting dichotomy of some users viewing
the catalog as "reliable" and the discovery service as "not reliable". It
might be because our discovery system visually reminds them of article
searching and not book or journal searching, or it might be because our
catalog is more reliable for finding information about certain formats. I
wonder if after a couple of years improved link resolvers, metadata
exchange, and discovery systems will make this preference less pronounced,
or if they will continue to prefer using the two platforms for different
functions. We've only had the discovery system for a little over a year at
this point.

- Nicole

Nicole LeBoeuf Trujillo
Electronic Resources Librarian
Nielsen Library
Adams State University
Phone: 719.587.7196
Email: nicoleleboeuf at adams.edu

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 7:29 AM, Melissa Belvadi <mbelvadi at upei.ca> wrote:

> Interesting. I agree about patrons wanting to search just one place.
>
> But that's why I'm working to try to move our library away from our OPAC
> and into using our EDS discovery service as our OPAC as well as everything
> else. The OPAC can never be the one-stop-shop - it's not meant to be that.
> (Have you ever tried to encode article-level data in MARC? It's a round peg
> in a square hole.)
> A discovery service can be. EDS for instance allows us to load our entire
> catalog holdings weekly, and includes real-time status (checked out etc.)
> information on the print materials.
>
> I think we've let our backroom processing needs - cataloguing and
> acquisitions in particular - direct our choices offered to patrons for the
> front end.  We need affordable systems that provide the staff functionality
> but not at the expense of the patron experience. I'm going to be closely
> watching the development of the FOLIO project because it's the only
> "product" I see on the landscape that can really get us there if it lives
> up to its goals.
>
> Melissa
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Diane Westerfield <Diane.Westerfield@
> coloradocollege.edu> wrote:
>
>> We maintain e-journals in the catalog. Periodicals (both bound and
>> unbound) are loaded into the link resolver along with some standing orders.
>> We don’t have a discovery layer, just the traditional OPAC.
>>
>>
>>
>> It’s human nature to only want to search one place. Early on in my
>> post-MLS career, working the Reference Desk, I encountered a woman who
>> cried tears of rage that she was supposed to search two places to find
>> periodicals and electronic journals. And generally speaking, patrons tend
>> not to realize or care about the arcane underlying systems of libraries.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our setup is to have separate records for print and electronic. I wrote a
>> Python program to convert ejournal data from the link resolver report for
>> the Millennium ERM. The ERM Coverage Load takes this file and creates brief
>> bibs and checkins with linked holdings data where necessary. Pre-existing
>> records that match up aren’t overwritten. We do full cataloging for JSTOR
>> and other stable journal packages, but don’t catalog titles that are just
>> in aggregators.
>>
>>
>>
>> Several problems that made journal loads difficult have been solved, and
>> I’m now able to do this journal load once a month. Keeps our ejournal
>> holdings fairly accurate in the catalog. With the Python program and
>> frequency of loads (less errors to fix when they don’t accumulate for a
>> long time) it’s a 1 day job. Doing this forces you to keep a closer eye on
>> the link resolver and any changes with databases or important titles you
>> may have missed, so it helps accuracy on the link resolver side as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> Loading print to the link resolver is a lot more difficult. Too many
>> idiosyncrasies with locations and holding statements. That’s a twice a year
>> job. Our print periodicals and standing orders don’t change that much these
>> days so I hope that’s not too infrequent.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>>
>>
>> Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
>>
>> Tutt Library, Colorado College
>>
>> diane.westerfield at coloradocollege.edu
>>
>> (719) 389-6661
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Sheldon,
>> Karen
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:08 AM
>> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
>> *Subject:* [Eril-l] Electronic journal holdings in local catalog
>>
>>
>>
>> We have been removing catalog records for our electronic journal holdings
>> in our local catalog and have been considering removing bound periodicals
>> from the catalog as well. We advertise it as the Book/DVD Catalog and
>> encourage student to use the A-Z list to find all periodicals.
>>
>>
>>
>> What are other libraries doing? Do you maintain local catalog records for
>> bound periodicals?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Karen Sheldon*
>>
>> Electronic and Instructional Services Librarian
>>
>> Color Guard Team Adviser
>>
>> Delaware Valley University
>>
>> 700 East Butler Ave., Doylestown PA 18901
>>
>> 215.489.4968 | karen.sheldon at delval.edu
>>
>>
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> University of Prince Edward Island
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