At the University of York all of our e-journals and e-books are included in our catalogue, with active links. The catalogue terminals in the library allow access to most electronic journals but not to most or our e-books. They allow access to a restricted number of specific websites, including our MetaLib gateway, but do not permit general internet browsing or access to email.
I hope that helps.
Kingsley Boulton
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Kingsley G. Boulton
Information Systems Librarian
J.B. Morrell Library
University of York
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From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jo Field
Sent: 22 November 2010 16:42
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Subject: The role of catalogue terminals.....
Hi all,
Here at the University of Wolverhampton, we are looking at the role that our static catalogue terminals play in our learning centres.
I hoped to gather some information regarding what other universities are doing by asking which of the following type of terminals are used at your institution:
1) Catalogue terminals that reflect physical stock only - electronic resources are available elsewhere.
2) Static catalogue terminals that display full records but do not allow access to electronic resources - if so, are there any future plans to change them?.
3) Catalogue terminals that display full records AND allow access to all resources, including electronic resources via links.
I would be very grateful and eagerly await your responses on this, as I'm sure 'best practice' will prevail!!!
Kind regards
Jo Field
Resources Librarian, University of Wolverhampton
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