Thanks for all the ideas. In any cases, we need to list on the Web our
electronic resources in addition to OPAC records.
Maybe the soulution would be 3 lists on the web:
A subject and title list of all available E-resources (reference nature as
well as full text journal articles).
A subject and title list of databases that are used to retrieve articles
such as I&A and full text databases.
A subject and title list of titles that are strictly reference such as
statistics, standards, dictionnaries, encyclopedia ..
Each list will have a its own definition in a window box next to it.
I am thinking from a user's point of view. Format is important, many users
need only articles or statistics ....
so it would be easier for them to search a category that is close to what
they are looking for.
If you are not for the 3 lists. Are you for one E-Resources list for all
???? What do you think ???
thanks
Fatme Charafeddine
Serials Librarian/University Libraries
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: databases versus e-reference
> Fatme
>
> Anglo-American cataloguing rules for General Material Designation
currently
> makes no distinction between the varieties of e-resources. They are all
> "electronic resources". Have you considered accepting this, and providing
a
> subject rather than format categorization for your end-users?
>
> Graeme S. Forbes
> Head of Bibliographic Services
> National Library of Scotland
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> Subject: databases versus e-reference
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>
> We are having a hard time categorizing our e-resources on our library web
> page.
> We find an overlap between, what could be classified under an E-Reference,
> Electronic Database and Electronic Journals ?
>
> some examples:
>
> An indexing and abstracting database (with potential link to full text)
> should go under e-reference or e-databases ?
>
> A package subscription to scholarly journal such as ASME, ASCE, ACS web
> edition, IEEE explore, ACM
> digital library .. should go under e-journals or e-databases or both ?
>
> Standards, statistics, country reports ..? e-reference or databases ?
> Fatme Charafeddine
> Serials Librarian/University Libraries
> American University of Beirut
> )
>
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