<div dir="ltr">I think it's important to distinguish between link checking and access checking, which are two different things. A simple free link checker online won't tell you whether you have access to the material, but it will tell you if you have bad links (I've used this before when vendors send a list of DOIs, where some end up pointing to "DOI not found"s).<div><br><div>Patricia mentioned a few tools on Github, which is great. I've also used this tool before: <a href="https://github.com/UNC-Libraries/Access-Checker">https://github.com/UNC-Libraries/Access-Checker</a> It only works on ebooks and on the platforms it's built to work with (meaning I'm not sure there is a magic access checker that could ever work with *everything*).<div><br></div><div>We have so many e-resources that we have to mainly rely more on reactive troubleshooting when problems are reported. Although when we get word that platforms are changing, we will of course look into whether the links are also changing and what needs to be done on our end, and then spot check for access. For large ebook packages, we spot check access to titles when we first buy them; for smaller purchases we check everything when we initially set it up. It's always encouraged that whenever you're looking at a record for anything, go ahead and check the access at the same time.</div><div><br></div><div>We have started trying to have a staff member proactively go through our orders systematically and look for problems like this; however it is very slow work and tends to be lower priority than other daily work. And this is someone who doesn't work within our eresources unit, so they don't solve the problems they report, other staff do.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm also curious about any formal procedures or processes anyone has about this and are willing to share! </div><div><br></div><div>-Sherry</div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Sherry Lochhaas</span></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Electronic Resources Specialist</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Technical Services, Moffitt Library</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">University of California, Berkeley</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Berkeley, CA. 94720-6500</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">phone 510-643-8420</span></font><br><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:slochhaas@berkeley.edu" target="_blank">slochhaas@berkeley.edu</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 6:20 AM, Beth M. Johns <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmjohns@svsu.edu" target="_blank">bmjohns@svsu.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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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I've received a few responses, not overwhelming thankfully, to my question. I'll compile a summary later this week. </p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 18, 2018 7:48 PM<br>
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<p class="m_3998780984509716574x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I use a Python script so I can run a KBART list or any title list with URLS from the same publisher though and it exports a csv file to let me know which
titles aren’t working. The script works by scraping the HTML of the page and looking for elements on the page that are unique to having access. For example if my institution has access to an Ingenta title there will be a small icon so I ask the script to
tell me if it see the icon to return “Right on!”. If the page doesn’t have the icon, the script will output “Look into this” and I can filter those titles and investigate.</span></p>
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<p class="m_3998780984509716574x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The script requires each publisher platform to be defined individually and unfortunately can’t check entitlement years but it has been so much better than
spot-checking for access. If we purchase or subscribe to a collection of hundreds of ebooks or journals I can run the list through and ask the publisher to restore access to titles we should have. The University of Victoria uses Serials Solutions so I export
title lists from their knowledgebase.</span></p>
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<p class="m_3998780984509716574x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The code for the one I’m maintaining can be found here
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https://github.com/<wbr>UVicLibrary/<wbr>KrakenAccessChecker</a> and it was taken and modified from another access checker here
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ftelezoic%2FInquisitor-Python-Wx&data=02%7C01%7Cbmjohns%40SVSU.edu%7C7f7f31aacb784894619a08d5d5761744%7C550f45ff3e8342a197d970ad8935b0c5%7C0%7C1%7C636649625547634656&sdata=6iaiE%2FUyfSB8OSsKdRojo4LLBK2x%2BdzQXRSiZQDP7ac%3D&reserved=0" id="m_3998780984509716574LPlnk114046" class="m_3998780984509716574OWAAutoLink" target="_blank">
https://github.com/telezoic/<wbr>Inquisitor-Python-Wx</a> I knew nothing of Python or XML before I started looking into this access checker so it is not difficult to get running, although it takes a bit more knowledge to troubleshoot error messages and write the
publisher definitions. I’m happy to answer any questions or elaborate. I like this method because I can control the results and refine my criteria. I find with a lot of commercial link checkers there are too many false results or they only check for 404 errors.</span></p>
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<p class="m_3998780984509716574x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">We also have a different workflow for our individual subscriptions which we have been incorporating in our annual renewal process. Before approving a subscription
for renewal, Acquisitions staff check the records for each title listed with our subscription agent and determine if receipt has been okay for print, note change of publishers and price increases, and if there are any other reasons to hold our renewal. The
last two years we’ve had 5 staff members check a bit under 2000 titles in the summer on top of their other work and it took around 3 months.</span></p>
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<p class="m_3998780984509716574x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Last year I asked staff to check the online titles when going through this annual renewal process. They searched each title in our catalogue to make sure
it was represented and that we have access to the latest issue. This year I’m requesting staff to also check each print title in the Serials Solutions knowledgebase and see if there is online access available anywhere. This is to catch free open access titles
for our print subscription titles, titles we might want to move online, and if the title is included in an online package deal.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Beth M. Johns<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 15, 2018 5:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ERIL-L<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] link checking best practices</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hello,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I am developing procedures for link checking e-journals, both individually subscribed titles and links within aggregators. We would like to have our student workers do this for us on a regular
basis. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">If you do link checking of your e-journals, how often do the student workers / staff do this?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Do any of you have guidelines / best practices that you can share? </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you. </span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Saginaw Valley State University</span></p>
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