Thanks to all for your insight and discussion.  I appreciate it.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Chad Hutchens <chutchen@uwyo.edu> wrote:

> I'd echo what Barabara has said about the DOAJ.  I'll also add a few other
> things that I think everyone should be aware of.
>
> 1.)  Not all titles in the DOAJ are actually open access...this is an
> unfortunate fact.  For some background on this, I'd strongly encourage
> everyone to read this short (and Open Access) article:
>
> http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2
> Fjournal.pbio.0050285&ct=1
>
> 2.) As Barbara said, there are some problematic titles in the DOAJ.
> Currently, a colleague and myself are running link checks on all DOAJ
> titles
> in two prominent knowledge bases and there are more than just a few errors.
> It looks like there are quite a few dead links and various other problems
> (such as out of date URL's).
>
> 3.) I'd strongly encourage anyone considering adding this collection to at
> least glance at the titles they're adding.  Depending upon what kind of
> library you work at, you may simply be adding a bunch of noise to your
> knowledge base that might confuse and mislead your users.  For example,
> there are quite a few journals in the DOAJ that are not in English.  Now I
> know not everyone speaks English, but every campus community is different
> and adding a bunch of foreign language periodicals may or may not make
> sense.  That's just one example.
>
> 4.) Even though there is no up-front cost associated with titles in the
> DOAJ, much like Open Source software, Open Access content is "free as in a
> free kitten."  Meaning, you do still need to maintain it just like any
> other
> e-resource you may pay for.
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Chad Hutchens
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> University of Wyoming Libraries
> Dept 3334, 1000 E University Ave.
> Laramie, WY 82071-20000
> Ph: (307) 766-5560
>
>
> > From: Barbara Pope <bpope@PITTSTATE.EDU>
> > Reply-To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum"
> > <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU>
> > Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:09:11 -0600
> > To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <
> SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions
> >
> > It's funny that you ask about the stability of DOAJ.  I have had to
> > contact Serials Solutions about a couple of titles that ceased
> > publication over the past few years, but I would say it has been
> > relatively problem free.  If you are a new user of Serials Solutions
> > products, you may not yet realize that if you want to, you can add part
> > of the titles in a database instead of the whole thing.  For example, if
> > a database contained a lot of junk newsletters or titles that you have
> > no indexes for, you can indicate which ones you want when you are adding
> > the product.  Before I add a product like this, I do research on the
> > titles like where they are indexed and if we already have access to
> > them.  If you need to know more, email me and I can talk you through it.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Barbara Pope, MALS
> > Periodicals/Reference Librarian
> > Axe Library
> > Pittsburg State University
> > Pittsburg KS  66762
> > bpope@pittstate.edu
> > 620-235-4884
> >
> > Stokes, Judith wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> We find DOAJ to be more stable than other free journal sources, but none
> of
> >> them cause us much trouble because there are so many of us accessing
> them
> >> through Serials Solutions, that changes get reported pretty quickly.
> >> Occasionally, we discover we have lost free access to something --
> rarely
> >> anything in DOAJ -- and we report it. Serials Solutions confirms the
> change
> >> and follows up pretty quickly.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> 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 jianxin9
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:01 PM
> >> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> >> Subject: [SERIALST] DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I was hoping to hear from some folks who have chosen to add DOAJ to
> their
> >> Serials Solutions profile.  We are currently considering adding MARC
> >> updates, etc.  Our main concern is that some of the content might be
> >> unstable.  For those who have chosen to do this, how has your experience
> >> been?  Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Brandy Klug, M.L.S., M.S.Ed.
> >>
> >> E-Resources Librarian
> >>
> >> Texas Woman's University Library
> >>
> >> P.O. Box 425528
> >>
> >> Denton, TX 76204
> >>
> >> Phone: 940-898-3776
> >>
> >> Cell: 940-391-3972
> >>
> >> Fax: 940-898-3809
> >>
> >> *http://twulibraryhelp.blogspot.com/*
> >>
> >>
> >>
>