We looked at Callisto too – but ran into the same time/budget constraints.  We have student employees that work within our electronic resources unit that do most of that checking for us.

 

We focus on journal and/or journal package subs and not so much on aggregator databases.  I have found that we HAVE to keep up on this.  Even the best vendors have a couple of minor snafus (2-3 titles get turned off, missing years of access, etc.)across any given year.  Others have major problems.  Wiley has managed to turn off our entire collection/set from them off AT LEAST once a year for the last 5-6 years.  Some years they’ve managed it more than once.  Typically it’s around renewal time so I can see how it happens, but that doesn’t stop a faculty member from storming into my office with their hair on fire screaming about “why did you cancel MY journal”.  (only the hair on fire part is exaggerated).  I’d say it’s a necessary evil/job security.

 

 

 

I’m not aware of vast improvements over that general process. We looked at a service called Callisto (http://sharpmoon.com/callisto/) that can provide some relief in this area. I think Callisto looks very promising but we have not had the time/funding to pursue it.

 

 

 

In searching the NASIG archive it looks like the last time we had this discussion was about 5 years ago. I am hoping something might have changed for the positive as I revisit it. I know this topic is like discussing the finer points of cat herding – while bareback riding a squirrel - but I still need to go there.

 

I’ve not had much luck in searching the available literature on the topic of electronic claiming and would like the community’s input.  I want to be clear that when I say “claiming” I mean finding a way to make the holding statements for my e-resources in my catalog match up with what the vendors say I have along with the actual range of electronic access that I am actually getting. I’m assuming more or less a one to one relationship between any given title and the payment meaning we don’t check holdings for individual titles in databases.

 

When we last discussed this the state of affairs boiled down to these elements. We run a list of e-journals. We get someone to click on the link and see if we have access. We check the oldest and newest issue for article level access. We move on to the next title. Is that pretty much where we still are or is there some app that can help us out all the way down to the article level?

 

I am interested in how you identify items for claiming but I am at least, if not more, interested in whether or not you actually claim at all. Is it worth the effort?

 

Many thanks for your consideration.

 

Thanks

 

Michael Lampley

Electronic Serials Librarian

Texas Christian University

TCU Box 298400

2913 West Lowden St.

Fort Worth, TX 76129

817 257 6485 TEL

m.lampley@tcu.edu

 

 

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