[Eril-l] Discover-ability & Eresources

[Yolande Shelton]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your responses.  Our Business Library is going to
work on leveraging Libguides to manage this issue.

Regards,
Yolande Shelton

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Eric Elmore <Eric.Elmore at utsa.edu> wrote:

> We do much the same, but we also question the faculty and department about
> some of these specialized resources to gauge expected usage and what
> assignments will be using these resources.  If possible we try to get a
> copy of the assignment and in some cases make a libguide based on the
> assignment which our chat and desk staff can use to help students who need
> support.  Our business librarian has been very successful in getting buy in
> from her faculty and they point out her libguides in class and on the
> syllabus so the students know they have resources available.
>
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> Eric Elmore                                                             |
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> Electronic Resources Coordinator                     |
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> The University of Texas at San Antonio            |
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> One UTSA Circle                                                     |
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> San Antonio, TX.  78249-0671                             |
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> (O)210-458-4916 <(210)%20458-4916>/(F)210-458-4577 <(210)%20458-4577>
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> Eric.elmore at utsa.edu                                         |
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>
> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *
> Arndt,Theresa
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:55 AM
> *To:* 'Yolande Shelton' <yolandeshelton at bookops.org>;
> Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Eril-l] Discover-ability & Eresources
>
>
>
> Hi Yolande,   We list resources that are not available via IP in our A to
> Z databases list, and in the description we note brief special access
> instructions.   When longer instructions are necessary, we have them on a
> LibGuide that we can link to:   http://libguides.dickinson.
> edu/specialaccess.  This also is easy to pass on as a link when we get a
> related reference question.
>
>
>
> We use our typical means of communication/marketing to get the word out to
> our community.  Some of the databases are primarily for specific
> department/audiences, so we try to make sure the faculty know and share
> with their students, and also liaisons will mention these in classes and
> consultations.
>
>
>
> Here’s are examples from our Databases List:
>
>
>
> SciFinder Scholar
>
> *NOTE: Available to current Dickinson affiliates only. FIRST TIME USERS
> must register to search this database. Contact the Sciences Liaison
> Librarian for information on how to register.* SciFinder publishes the
> latest scientific breakthroughs. It is the world's largest collection of
> organic and inorganic substance information with references from more than
> 10,000 currently published journals and patents from more than 61 patent
> authorities. Includes important scientific discoveries from the mid-1800s
> to the present. Allows searching on more than 56 million organic and
> inorganic substances by chemical structures, biological sequences,
> substructures or reactions. Coverage: Mid-1800s to present. Citations Only.
>
>
>
> Chronicle of Higher Education Online
>
> *Off-campus access requires individual user registration using a Dickinson
> email address. See *
> *http://libguides.dickinson.edu/specialaccess/chronicle*
> <http://libguides.dickinson.edu/specialaccess/chronicle>* for
> instructions.*
>
> Provides full text access to issues from 1989-present.
>
>
>
> -  Best, Theresa
>
>
>
> Theresa Arndt
>
> Library & Information Services
>
> Dickinson College
>
> 717-245-1750 <(717)%20245-1750>
>
> arndtt at dickinson.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org
> <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org>] *On Behalf Of *Yolande Shelton
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:32 PM
> *To:* Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* [Eril-l] Discover-ability & Eresources
>
>
>
> Good afternoon,
>
>
>
> What options to do you use to make eresources available when they are only
> accessible via username and password?  Do you catalog these items?  Our
> Business library has a growing number of very specialized databases that
> are not available via IP address.  How are other libraries dealing with
> similar issues of discoverability?  Thanks.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Yolande Shelton
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Yolande Shelton
>
> Electronic Resources Coordinator
>
> BookOps | Library Services Center
>
> 3111 Thomson Avenue
>
> Long Island City, NY 11101
>
>
>
> yolandeshelton at bookops.org
>
> 917-229-9508 <(917)%20229-9508>
>
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Yolande Shelton
Electronic Resources Coordinator
BookOps | Library Services Center
3111 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

yolandeshelton at bookops.org
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