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We are transitioning away from the current Journal Locator which we subscribe to via a service called Serials Solutions. We are now using a more integrated approach to managing our electronic resources by incorporating them into our library catalog. Some of you may have heard buzzings about our new ERM (Electronic Resources Management) system. We are using Innovative Interfaces (our library management software) to gather data about our electronic holdings and to upload this data into our catalog. Users can search our library catalog for journal titles and get to the database that has the full text. They can also search for a database title and find all of the full text content it contains. The ERM system also includes an A to Z list similar to the Journal Locator we currently use. This service is called CASE.
In short, we are transitioning to the Library Catalog as the front door to get to our electronic content in addition to the databases page and the journal locator page. This is a significant change in the way we handle electronic content and with large changes come many little issues with detail. We will need you to help us identify problem records and things that might be confusing for our users. We are not going to worry as much about the look of these new pages as we are the functionality but I encourage that feedback. Technical services is not working on this project because they are lucky that way so any reports and feedback can be dropped in my mail box or to my email.
A major difference between our new method of finding journals is that lists of journals by subject (example) will not be available for a while. We are working on the best way to create these lists through the catalog and keeping them current and correct.
This transition will take place on Friday August 20.
Later this year, we will transition away from our current Databases pages. Feedback on those pages will be solicited during the Fall semester. It is important to note that we are attempting to drive the patron to the catalog as our main access point for books, videos, periodicals, article databases, ebooks, online journals, streaming video, etc. so these pages will become less of a necessity. More on that later.
The New A-Z List can be played with at: http://case.iii.com/iii/caseaz/home.do?site=dupag
You can also search the OPAC to find e-resources by title.
Some screenshots:
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