<div dir="ltr">Hello Athena,<div>I am curious what the reasoning/lesson behind your one "Lesson learned" point is:</div><div><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt"><li style="margin-left:15px">Use a system that lets you quickly change or turn off EZproxy or other authentication.</li></ul></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks, Sara</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Athena Hoeppner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:athena@ucf.edu" target="_blank">athena@ucf.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px">Athena Hoeppner<br>
<a href="mailto:athena@mail.ucf.edu" target="_blank">athena@mail.ucf.edu</a><br>
Electronic Resources Librarian<br>
University of Central Florida<br>
<a href="tel:407-823-5049" value="+14078235049" target="_blank">407-823-5049</a><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Database management question<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tulane University</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ph: <a href="tel:%28504%29%20865-5686" value="+15048655686" target="_blank">(504) 865-5686</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: <a href="tel:%28504%29%20862-8556" value="+15048628556" target="_blank">(504) 862-8556</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kmontgom@tulane.edu" target="_blank">kmontgom@tulane.edu</a></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sara Colglazier<div>Electronic Resources Management and Discovery Services Librarian<br>Discovery and Access: Discovery Services, Rm. 433</div><div>Library, Information, & Technology Services</div><div>Mount Holyoke College<br>50 College Street</div><div>South Hadley, MA 01075</div><div>T: 413-538-2437<br></div></div>
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