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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;">Hi,
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<div>At UCF over the past 15 years we've used all the methods you list. ;-) We abandoned MetaLib years ago in favor of a home-grown systems. We recently switched from that to LibGuides last year - the programmer who coded the in-house system was long gone
and the library switched to WordPress. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">We also catalog our databases. We've experimented with hosting a back up database list on Delicious. </span></div>
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<div>Lessons learned from all these lists:</div>
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<li>Use one location as your master list and use PURLs so you only have one location to maintain URLs.. We currently use LibGuides Friendly-URLs. The Friendly URLs are then used in our 856 fields and on the research guides - everywhere we want to link to the
database.</li><li>Use a system that lets you quickly change or turn off EZproxy or other authentication.</li><li>Maintain a spreadsheet of database titles, native URLs, and PURLs. We learned the hard way that not all systems let you output such a sheet. I'm considering making a publicly viewable Google Sheet of this info.</li><li>Expect to have to keep changing database titles. I'M LOOKING AT YOU, GALE! I recommend keeping the same PURL or Friendly URL for the new title (Rename the old entry to the new title, create a new entry for the old title and link it to the Friendly URL).</li></ul>
<div>All the best,</div>
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<div>Athena</div>
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<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Athena Hoeppner<br>
athena@mail.ucf.edu<br>
Electronic Resources Librarian<br>
University of Central Florida<br>
407-823-5049<br>
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<div id="divRpF652639" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Eril-l [eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org] on behalf of Montgomery, Kathrine E [kmontgom@tulane.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Database management question<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re looking into changing how we manage our databases, including the frontend ability to search for a database, sort databases by subject area/topic and create a database A-Z list. We’re currently using ExLibris’ MetaLib.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The solutions I’ve found so far include using LibGuides or creating a home grown database, so I was wondering if anyone has any other products or solutions that are working for you.
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<p class="MsoNormal">And a follow-up question: Are you cataloging your databases directly in your catalog, importing records into your catalog from another system or not adding database records to your catalog at all?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the help,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kathrine</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathrine Montgomery</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Acquisitions and ERM</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Howard-Tilton Memorial Library</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ph: (504) 865-5686</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (504) 862-8556 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">kmontgom@tulane.edu</p>
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