We also use the eSerials system and Serials Solutions to manage our
electronic holdings.  I think the eSerials service is a great idea and
gives greater visibility to electronic journals.  The one thing I wish
they would change is to link to our catalog, A to Z List, or Article
Linker to actually access the holdings.  Serials Solutions does not use
the OCLC number in the 001 field of the marc record, but instead a
number they created.  OCLC is trying to link on the OCLC number, instead
of the issn.  If a patron or our ILL staff clicks on libraries that own
item in the record, they get to a page in our catalog that says we don't
have the journal.  This is a little bit confusing.  We have called
Serials Solutions and OCLC multiple times to try to find some solution,
but seem to be at a stand still.  If anyone has an ideas, I am all ears.

Thanks.

Barbara Pope, MALS
Reference/Periodicals Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg KS  66762
bpope@pittstate.edu

Laura Vogler wrote:
> We are currently using the OCLC's eSerials Holdings Service.  We use
> EBSCO's A-to-Z service to manage our electronic holdings.  It was a
> fairly painless process to set up.  They upload our records from EBSCO
> once a month then we get an email from OCLC letting us know our
> records have been updated.  In OCLC you will only see your school's
> holdings symbol.  There are no local holdings attached.  It is a help
> to have our holding's symbol on electronic resources - it is nice for
> the patrons as well as the interlibrary loan department.
>
> Beyond setting it up, I haven't had much interaction with the system.
> It is a fairly painless, behind-the-scenes type of service.
>
> Regards,
>
> Laura
>
>
>
> Vernell Ward wrote:
>> Beverly,
>>
>> We have been considering this, too. Please let us know what you find
>> out.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Vernell Ward
>> Library Serials
>> OBU Box 61309
>> 500 W. University
>> Shawnee, OK 74804
>> 405-878-2255
>>
>>
>>>>> Beverly Dowdy <bdowdy@UCOK.EDU> 04/25/07 9:53 AM >>>
>>>>>
>>
>> Have any libraries tried the OCLC eSerials Holding Service yet?  This
>> is the
>> service where a vendor (Serials Solutions, SFX, etc.) puts your
>> library's
>> holdings for all subscribed electronic resources on the record for the
>> electronic title in OCLC.
>>
>>
>> We are thinking of doing this and setting the default to not lend and
>> not
>> reproduce.  The main purpose is for our students, who will see our
>> library's
>> symbol next to an electronic title in WorldCat.
>>
>>
>>
>> What are other libraries' experiences?
>>
>>
>> Beverly A. Dowdy
>>
>> Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
>>
>> University of Central Oklahoma
>>
>> Edmond, OK  73034
>>
>>
>>
>> 405-974-2901
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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