Re: union listing--online subscriptions Cheryl Conway 02 Oct 1997 20:37 UTC

"Denise H. Rumschlag" <DHRUMSCH@STVINCENT.ORG> wrote:
>I'm sure this question has come up before, but I'm just checking for any
>new solutions or ideas.
>
>Are libraries listing electronic subscriptions in their union listings? If
>so, how?

We decided not to do so as we can't loan these serials.

>We are canceling paper subscriptions to several titles and instead will be
>obtaining them full text online.  Licencing will not allow us to fill
>interlibrary loan requests for these online articles.  I am wondering what
>is most useful for other libraries, closing the holdings with the end of
>the paper subscription, since ILL requests can not be honored, or making a
>note that copies of articles from these journals must be made on site?

We have been closing the cancelled/ceased paper subscriptions for accurate
data in the local data records.  We have not considered making the type of
notes you are suggesting.  I'm wondering if that is practical?

Cheryl
 Cheryl Conway <cconway@COMP.UARK.EDU>