[Eril-l] criteria for e-resources on A-Z databases list

Mon Mar 26 06:25:09 PDT 2018

Here's what my colleague Julie Loder (Vanderbilt University) came up with a
few years back. She mentioned having put a call out to ERIL-L and SERIALST
for feeback at the time.

*For the purpose of inclusion in the Heard Library Database A-Z list, a
database will be described as an online catalog or index providing a single
point of access for digitized content, including collections of e-journals,
online newspapers, e-books, data sets, reports, and other e-reference
content.In general, single e-book, e-journal, e-serial, newspaper, or
e-reference titles are not databases and will not be included in the
Database A-Z list. This type of material is accessible through Acorn,
DiscoverLibrary, and — in the case of e-journals and newspapers — the
E-journal A-Z list.Publisher platforms or e-journal vendor sites (such as
SpringerLink, JSTOR, Annual Reviews, or IngentaConnect) should be added
selectively and only when there is clear evidence that patrons prefer to
search the particular site for content. *
*Free resources should be added sparingly, be scholarly in nature, updated
regularly, relatively ad free, and work technically.  They should be
relevant to a broad audience. Very specialized free online resources should
be added to a subject based LibGuide instead of the Database A-Z list.
Links to locally created lists of subject-based websites will not be
included in the database A-Z list.*

Calida Barboza
Electronic Resources Librarian
Vanderbilt University | Jean and Alexander Heard Library
110 21st Avenue South | Nashville, TN 37203
615-875-4049 | calida.barboza at vanderbilt.edu

Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers

On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 11:54 AM, Maureen Richards <marichards at jjay.cuny.edu
> wrote:

> We have a way to filter the A to Z list to include databases that are
> freely available to the public.  This includes OA resources.  Here is the
> link  https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/databases/freely-available
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Melissa
> Belvadi
> *Sent:* Friday, March 23, 2018 10:15 AM
> *To:* Bob Pearson <b.pearson at auckland.ac.nz>
> *Cc:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Eril-l] criteria for e-resources on A-Z databases list
>
>
>
> " The database is open access and is considered a significant resource of
> wide interest"
>
>
>
> Not to hijack the thread, but I would be very interested to know what such
> resources other university libraries would put in that category.
>
> Does anyone maintain a list somewhere (aside from what's in your A-Z list
> of course) or does anyone who has a lot of these in their A-Z list have in
> their A-Z interface a mechanism for filtering for these so I could see what
> you include?
>
> I occasionally stumble on a new such resource, and it makes me wonder how
> many more are out there that we haven't found and that would be useful to
> our patrons.
>
>
>
> And related back to the thread and this issue of open access resources, do
> other libraries list databases twice if they are public AND licensed?
>
> For instance, the ERIC education database is free through the US govt
> website, but we also have it available in EBSCOhost.
>
> We list both versions in our Database A-Z, with an eye towards "lifelong
> learning" skills for our students.
>
> And maybe that's the ONLY example out there, but if there are others, what
> do you do in terms of your Database A-Z?
>
>
>
>
> Melissa Belvadi
>
> Collections Librarian
>
> University of Prince Edward Island
>
> mbelvadi at upei.ca 902-566-0581 <(902)%20566-0581>
>
> my public calendar
> <http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mbelvadi%40upei.ca&ctz=America/Halifax&mode=week>
>
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>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 11:03 PM, Bob Pearson <b.pearson at auckland.ac.nz>
> wrote:
>
> Here’s ours:
>
>
>
> Database Directory guidelines
>
>
>
> Purpose
>
> The Database Directory is intended primarily for licensed collections and
> tools.
>
> Substantial open access resource datasets deemed to be of wide interest to
> Library users may be included, but specialised open access resources should
> be linked only at subject guide level.
>
>
>
> Criteria for inclusion
>
> • The database is licensed by the Library.
>
> • The database is published by the Library or another University
> department and is designed for public use.
>
> • The database is open access and is considered a significant New Zealand
> information resource.
>
> • The database is open access and is considered a significant resource of
> wide interest that meets the Library’s collection management plan criteria.
>
>
>
> Exclusions
>
> • Monographs, and serials such as journals, are not generally given
> individual entries in the Database Directory. However an exception is made
> for major reference works (especially encyclopaedias) and sometimes for the
> archive of a single newspaper or periodical.
>
> • Individual titles excluded from the Database Directory are candidates
> for linking to subject guides to assist promotion.
>
>
>
> Final decisions
>
> Final decisions concerning databases or titles that will be added to the
> Databases Directory reside with the Electronic Resources Manager.
>
>
>
> Bob Pearson
> Digital Access Librarian
> Digital Services
> The University of Auckland Library
> New Zealand
>
> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Calida
> Barboza
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 March 2018 5:52 AM
> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* [FORGED] [Eril-l] criteria for e-resources on A-Z databases
> list
>
>
>
> What policies or criteria do you use to decide if an electronic resource
> belongs on your A-Z Databases page?
>
>
>
> Calida Barboza
>
> Electronic Resources Librarian
>
> Vanderbilt University | Jean and Alexander Heard Library
>
> 110 21st Avenue South | Nashville, TN 37203
>
> 615-875-4049 <(615)%20875-4049> | calida.barboza at vanderbilt.edu
>
>
>
> Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers
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