We have a slightly different but maybe related scenario in that a few of our subscriptions are only available electronically from the publisher as email-delivered PDFs. In other words, each issue is emailed to us as a PDF. Similar to the University of Washington, we have a dedicated filespace for these with restricted, local access. (This same space is also used for some ebooks for which we have permission to store them for restricted, local access. In addition, it’s where we currently store ETDs.) Below are a couple of screenshots for how this is handled.

An example library catalog record:

The Online Access link routes through our link resolver to point to the list of issues for the journal on our local filespace. What the user sees next is a very basic display of all available issues:

It’s basic, no frills, but it works.

Steve

Steve Oberg

Assistant Professor and Group Leader for Resource Description and Digital Initiatives

Buswell Library | Wheaton College (IL) | +1 (630) 752-5852

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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] PDF perpetual access

We very occasionally order PDF’s (both monographs and serials, though generally not journals) that have restricted use license. We have a dedicated webspace (beside campus authentication) where we put them. This journal example shows one of our issues for journals. To avoid having to set up a website for the journal, we just link directly to each PDF file. Works fine for monographs, doesn’t work as well for journals consisting of multiple PDF’s. If there were screens and screens worth of issues, we would come up with another approach.

Hope this helps.

Steve Shadle / Head of Serials Cataloging, University of Washington Libraries

Box 352900 shadle@uw.edu

Seattle, WA 98195-2900 (206) 685-3983

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Rachel Blume
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Subject: [SERIALST] PDF perpetual access

Hello,

One of our journal subscriptions is moving platforms and instead of having our perpetual access be maintained on the old or new site, the publisher is sending us pdf files of the issues we own. Have any of you encountered this situation? Could you share what you have done to maintain access to those pdf’s for users?

Thanks,

Rachel Blume

Collection Development & Serials Librarian

Rachel.Blume@utah.edu - 801.581.4076

J. Willard Marriott Library

University of Utah

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Jason Skoog
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Subject: [SERIALST] Is it true that EBSCO EJS was discontinued?

Hello,

3 people at EBSCO had told me that EBSCO EJS has been discontinued since 2016. We still use the platform and EBSCO is updating holdings for our journals to the current year. I am wondering if they mean they are no longer updating the platform, but still updating holdings for those who sue it. 99% of the time EJS works.

I'm going to speak with an EBSCO engineer soon about it. I just wondered if anyone else had insights into this.

Thanks,

Jason Skoog

Archivist and Systems Librarian
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI
608-796-3262

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