At Sussex, we find that our alphabetical list is the most popular
approach. E-journal users are usually trying to find whether a
particular journal is available, and if so, the quickest route to it.
They rarely know or care who the publisher is, and are unlikely to use
such a route.
We also have a list in broad subject arrangement, which is also useful
to users who are trying to find what we have available. We are
considering links via the OPAC when we install our new library system
next year: our present catalogue is not web-based.
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:44:10 +0100 Melvin Morbey wrote:
> From: Melvin Morbey <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:44:10 +0100
> Subject: Alphabetic listing of e-journal titles
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Here at Reading University we have two ways to access e-journals,
> decided on before I took up my post. Most have links in our web
cat. We
> also have a list by publisher or provider on the library web pages.
>
> My feeling is that we ought to have a alphabetical listing. I don't
> think the listing by publisher or provider is particularly useful -
I
> can't imagine that many users will approach e-journals in this way.
> Although you can do a search on the catalogue for all e-journals and
> have the results arranged in title order, it requires more knowledge
of
> the system than most users have or would probably want.
>
> Looking through other HE institutions web sites, many of you have
chosen
> to list your e-journals alphabetically by their title on a web page.
I'm
> interested in your reasons for doing it this way. Would anyone care
to
> comment on why they've chosen this particular way to list their
> e-journals? Or say why they've chosen some other way?
>
> Thanks
>
> Melvin Morbey
> e-journals coordinator
>
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Shirley Kirby-Turner, Tel: 01273 606755 x 3409
Periodicals Librarian Fax: 01273 678441
University of Sussex Library, e-mail:
Falmer, Brighton, [log in to unmask]
United Kingdom, BN1 9QL.
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