****Apologies for multiple postings***

How are libraries that are using open-URL resolvers
handling the question of whether or not to include
cataloging records for these titles in their OPAC?  We
are well aware that this topic has been discussed
before, but as tools become more robust and varied,
some of the answers seem to be changing and we are
interested in where libraries are in their thinking
now.

If you have a fully-deployed open-URL resolver and a
comprehensive A-Z list (for all formats), we would
like to hear from you on any or all of the following
points.

1. Do you add MARC (or other) bib records for
e-journals to your OPAC?

1a.  Do you enhance these records for local use by
adding access points for academic departments or
disciplines?

1b.  Are these separate records for the electronic or
an 856 link/s in the record for print/microform?

1c.  When you have the title from a variety of
sources, do you have separate records for each source?
 Or just separate 856 links in the record for print?

2. If you do not add bib records for e-journals to
your OPAC, then how do you provide subject/discipline
access to these titles - both LCSH and/or local?

3. Are you removing bib records for e-journals from
the OPAC in favor of the A-Z list, or are you
retaining them?  What are your reasons for this?

4. If you add/maintain bib records in your OPAC for
e-journals, why did you decide to do this?  Are you
happy with the results for your library?  What are the
pluses & minuses of this approach?

5. If you don't add/maintain bib records in your OPAC
for e-journals, why did you make this decision?  Are
you happy with the results for your library?  What are
the pluses & minuses of this approach?

6. If you maintain both the OPAC and an A-Z list,
which do you refer patrons to?  How do you explain the
differences of each to your patrons?

Thank you in advance for your responses.  If we
receive enough responses, we will summarize for the
list.

Best,

Tony Goodwyn
Serials/Electronic Access Librarian
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057

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