[Eril-l] FW: [External] EBSCO issue w/ vendors -- ebooks not accessible via EDS, only Pub Finder

[Heidi Card]

Thanks, Heather --

That is what we do, too. We have a custom catalog for our ebooks with EBSCO that I update monthly -- via FTP. The problem I'm having is that when I enable individual items in EBSCO, it only enables the items in Publication Finder -- they aren't accessible via EDS. I've been dealing with this frustration for quite some time with different answers from different EBSCO reps. In some cases, it seems they create a Custom Link to create the EDS access, but I'm not entirely clear about that. I'm working to learn more, but realizing that there are lots of gaps in EBSCO's training/support. I often use a "sandbox" profile to work through some issues, so I'll keep at it.

I appreciate your info about local collections -- it makes sense that they are for print (given the name!).

I'm also trying to sort this out with our regional EBSCO specialist, but he isn't easy to get in touch with. I'll see what happens.

It's geat to get feedback from this list -- I've never used it before this (other than checking for alerts). I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Heidi


Heidi Card (she/her), MA, MLIS

Access & Discovery Librarian, Collections & Metadata Services

Gumberg Library | Duquesne University

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On Sep 24, 2020 3:48 PM, Heather Siemon <hsiemon at bridgeport.edu> wrote:

Heidi, We do not catalog e-books.  In EDS we have a custom catalog<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.ebsco.com%2Fs%2Farticle%2FEBSCO-Discovery-Service-EDS-Custom-Catalog-Database-Overview-Instructions%3Flanguage%3Den_US&data=02%7C01%7Ccardh%40duq.edu%7C117e6b0c34e345ba651208d860c2dadf%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C1%7C637365737322299044&sdata=zcZzu75bmm7VjqGlx%2FgU4Aihim9tV0Zd%2BDynDT%2FL%2B0U%3D&reserved=0> for our Ebook central content and upload monthly using FTP, but all other ebooks are discovered in EDS by activating/‘turning on’ resource(s) by that vendor in Ebsco Admin.



My understanding is Local Collections<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.ebsco.com%2Fs%2Farticle%2FLocal-Collections-Frequently-Asked-Questions%3Flanguage%3Den_US&data=02%7C01%7Ccardh%40duq.edu%7C117e6b0c34e345ba651208d860c2dadf%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C1%7C637365737322309037&sdata=RfMXhSXEswpe6urW3Pxu5HJV6dKWuGrX4wgo8iIbR78%3D&reserved=0> are for physical collections In your library.



If you don’t want to load the marc records to your ILS and you want to discover the items in EDS you would need to ‘turn on’ resources to search in EDS.



..Or talk to Ebsco about creating a custom catalog for the ebooks.



--heather







Heather Siemon

Wahlstrom Library

University of Bridgeport

hsiemon at bridgeport.edu<mailto:hsiemon at bridgeport.edu>

203-576-2414

On campus Mon, Thurs, alternate Fri





From: Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> On Behalf Of Diane Westerfield
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Subject: Re: [Eril-l] FW: [External] EBSCO issue w/ vendors -- ebooks not accessible via EDS, only Pub Finder



Hi,



We catalog e-books that we buy in large groups, firm order (selective orders), or have a DDA program for. Normally the vendors and consortia will provide your library with MARC records, and your cataloging staff can edit records (MARCEdit), and load them into your ILS. Then if you have EDS (or whatever discovery layer), your e-book records would be harvested along with other records, and appear in the discovery layer. Thus, you don’t have to worry about maintaining e-books on a title-by-title basis in the discovery layer.



So for example we have bought Oxford Scholarship Online e-books. Oxford tells us when new MARC records are available. Our cataloging staff get the records, edit them, and load them into our ILS where they will appear in the OPAC (public catalog). EDS harvests our catalog automatically, and in a few days the e-books appear on the EDS side. Large amounts of e-books can be handled in batches.



I would say that with the amount of e-books (firm order and large groups) and all the streaming video subscriptions we’ve been getting (where the MARC records get treated much like e-books), it’s quite a large burden that’s being shifted onto the cataloging staff. So be careful and make sure they aren’t getting stressed out by the workload.



We don’t catalog the incidental e-books that pop up in EBSCOHost databases, or a few other things we subscribe to.



Hope this helps,



Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

Colorado College, Tutt Library

diane.westerfield at coloradocollege.edu<mailto:diane.westerfield at coloradocollege.edu>

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So. . . I’ve received a few responses from others who catalog ebooks in their OPAC -- and I have a feeling this may be common. I didn’t even think of it, but I started my role here without much of a background in collections and found out that ebooks were not being cataloged, given the new functionality of discovery systems.



Now I’m even more interested if there are others who are NOT cataloging ebooks. ;)



Thanks again for any feedback/comments you might have –



Heidi





Heidi Card (she/her), MA, MLIS

Access & Discovery Librarian, Collections & Metadata Services

Gumberg Library | Duquesne University

600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
cardh at duq.edu<mailto:cardh at duq.edu> | 412.396.5233

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Subject: [External] [Eril-l] EBSCO issue w/ vendors -- ebooks not accessible via EDS, only Pub Finder



Hello –



I’m not getting far with EBSCO on this and wondering if others are dealing with the same issue:



·       We order ebooks that are NOT EBSCO and I enable in Holdings Management, but this only allows accessibility in Publication Finder, NOT EDS

·       Usual work around that EBSCO has utilized is to create Local Collection of the books and then a CustomLink

·       Over the past month, I’ve been told there is a “glitch” that won’t allow the creation of Local Collections so I’m collecting a “pile” of ebooks that aren’t accessible via EDS

·       Kind of defeats the purpose of having a discovery layer if items can’t be searched in it



Please let me know if anyone has encountered this and what they are doing to work around it/create access.





Thanks & kind regards,



Heidi





Heidi Card (she/her), MA, MLIS

Access & Discovery Librarian, Collections & Metadata Services

Gumberg Library | Duquesne University

600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
cardh at duq.edu<mailto:cardh at duq.edu> | 412.396.5233

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