I agree...this is a big problem in a lot of ways. There's a report out that was done in the UK in 2007 I believe. It's a very interesting read that describes what is going on with this entire problem. A very good read for those interested: http://www.uksg.org/resolvers -- Chad Hutchens Electronic Resources Librarian University of Wyoming Libraries Dept 3334, 1000 E University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071-20000 Ph: (307) 766-5560 > From: Lucy Wrightington <lxw08@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US> > Reply-To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" > <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU> > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:51:09 -0400 > To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU> > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Coverage loads - quality of data > > A huge and growing problem that no one so far seems able/willing to tackle. > I report these to Ebsco A-to-Z all the time, but they are dependent on the > publisher loads. > Former titles are getting lost as they don't show up in the databases at > all. > Many publishers are guilty of this. > Who's doing it right? Science Direct and PubMed Central to name a couple. > They should be the accepted model. > Any ideas would be welcome on how the library community can bring pressure > to fix this. > > Lucy Wrightington, Senior Librarian > Dickerman Library > Wadsworth Center, N.Y. State Dept. of Health > Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12201 > > > > > > "Stokes, Judith" > <JStokes@RIC.EDU> > Sent by: To > "SERIALST: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Serials in cc > Libraries > Discussion Forum" Subject > <SERIALST@LIST.UV Re: [SERIALST] Coverage loads - > M.EDU> quality of data > > > 10/14/2008 09:39 > AM > > > Please respond to > "SERIALST: > Serials in > Libraries > Discussion Forum" > <SERIALST@LIST.UV > M.EDU> > > > > > > > When we find errors and report them to Serials Solutions they are > cooperative -- enthusiastic, even, about getting it right. On the other > hand, if the data comes from an aggregator like Proquest which does just > what you reported -- lump all holdings under the current title and not even > cross ref from the old title -- it will just keep coming in wrong over and > over again. Getting the aggregators to change is a different story > altogether. I've had no luck with that. > > Good luck, > Judith Stokes > > Judith E. Stokes > Serials/E-resources Librarian > Rhode Island College > 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue > Providence, RI 02908-1991 > 401.456.8165 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Cahill, Helen > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:08 PM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [SERIALST] Coverage loads - quality of data > > Hello all, > > I wonder if there is anybody out there who has assessed the quality of data > being offered by the coverage load vendors? I'm principally interested in > Serials Solutions, Ebsco A-Z, and III's CASE product, but would also > welcome comments on any others. > > Here is an example from the coverage loads for ACM: "SIGART bulletin" was > published 1990-1998 with previous and later titles. There is (to my > cataloguing mind) a problem over the coverage that is available from SS, > EAZ and CASE: they list the coverage for SIGART bulletin to be 1970-1998, > and don't have any listing for the previous title. I've looked in a few > catalogues (randomly) and it seems to me that libraries are simply > accepting that (wrong) coverage data. How do your patrons find the online > version of "SIGART newsletter"? > > Has that bothered anybody out there enough to have attempted to get these > vendors to properly match the coverage to the title runs? Or, are we so > seriously understaffed world-wide that we can't either do the checking & > correcting or pressure the vendors to produce accurate information? Has > anybody ever offered to clean up the data offered by these vendors to > benefit all others? > > I'm feeling like this is going to develop into one of those Publisher vs > Vendor, IT vs Cataloguer debates, but I'm always mindful of what our > library patrons want to see when they look on our OPACs. > > Thanks! > > Helen Cahill > Cataloguer, Collection Services > Massey University Library > Private Bag 11054 > Palmerston North 4442 > NEW ZEALAND > > Ph: + 64 6 350 5799 ext 7876 > Fax: + 64 6 350 5692 > emai: H.Cahill@massey.ac.nz<mailto:H.Cahill@massey.ac.nz> > http://library.massey.ac.nz > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or > sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise > protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the > addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not > authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete > this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
