Hi,
Actually HT does list the volumes out, both separately in a catalog search and on the main record.
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010395122
But as you can see on the catalog record, the individual volumes are listed randomly. If you have a long list and copy/paste into Excel, then sort, you get into that whole
sort order problem, as:
v.1
v.10
v.11
v.2
v.22
v.25
v.3
v.30
A patron looking for one specific volume in one title can probably negotiate it. To go through several hundred titles and compare volume for volume would be an unpleasant
task.
Thanks,
Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
Tutt Library, Colorado College
diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-6661
(719) 389-6082 (fax)
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If HT does not list the single volumes, how does the user search for this in HT? Sorry to be ignoramus about this; thanks for help. I was thinking of getting
a quote for HT, and getting rid of bound volumes, but I don’t think we can afford it.
Jo
Jo Flanders
Associate Professor
E Resource/Serials Librarian
Miller Center Library, 135G
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
320 308 2064
You only live once. – go for it!
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Diane,
We are in a similar situation. We haven’t made a decision to join HathiTrust but it is something we are seriously considering, and I already have an analysis
from HathiTrust in hand of our holdings and how much it’d cost.
The only situation where we currently do what you describe, that is withdraw backfile bound volumes due to having an online archive available, is for JSTOR. JSTOR
is different but there are significant annual fees to pay for them, too. We are just committed to continuing to make those payments :-)
My advice is to weigh the costs of ongoing storage and maintenance (if you are able to quantify that) vs. the annual cost of HathiTrust. In other words, the
storage and maintenance of bound journal volumes is low cost but not free. And if you (like us) have no room for growth, this heightens the issue. Also in our view, joining HathiTrust is kind of like a lifestyle decision for a library; it’s more than just
buying into an archive. It’s a strong commitment that has multiple factors to it.
Not particularly novel or out-of-the-box advice, I realize.
Steve
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Electronic Resources and Serials
Wheaton College (IL)
+1 (630) 752-5852
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