Since Judy mentions ScienceDirect I must add for information that Blackwell
Science and Munksgaard's Synergy service also provides a single URL for
on-site and off-site use. We offer journals on Synergy and through a range
of aggregators, including SwetsNet,
Ian
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Ian Bannerman
Journal Sales Director
Blackwell Science Ltd.
Osney Mead
Oxford
OX2 0EL, UK
+44 (0)1865 206206
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http:\\www.blackwell-synergy.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 13:33
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Off campus access to electronic journals on SwetsNet
>
> We too have come across this problem. We chose SwetsNet to host as many of
> our electronic journals as possible as we anticipated all the NESLI deal
> journals being available through this route.
>
> The one huge drawback we have found is the URL linking. We are having to
> maintain two separate A-Z lists of journals - one for on campus use and
> one
> for off campus use by all our students (all our students are off campus!).
> The other drawback is that the only URL we can use for our off campus
> students is the general SwetsNet site, the students then have to search
> for
> the title they want. We have asked SwetsNet to look into the possibility
> of
> journal URLs which are not IP controlled. If others find this a big issue
> perhaps they could also appeal to SwetsNet to find some solution. I'm not
> sure how ScienceDirect have done their URLs but the same URL works for on
> and off campus users and takes all users direct to the journal homepage.
>
> The implications for cataloguing the titles into our newly purchased LIMS
> is
> something we are just setting our mind too and we too would be interested
> in
> how others are dealing with this.
>
> Judy Thomas
> Subject Information for Science
> Open University Library
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: June Thoburn [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 27 April 2000 13:12
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Off campus access to electronic journals on SwetsNet
> >
> > When purchasing electronic journals we have tried to use ingentaJournals
> > as
> > our host wherever possible because of the ease of access both on and off
> > campus with ATHENS passwords.
> >
> > We have just purchased the NESLI Kluwer deal with SwetsNet as host, but
> > have
> > discovered that 2 different URLs are required for on and off campus use
> > respectively. We list our ejournals on web pages and also catalogue
> them
> > on
> > WebOPAC, providing hyperlinks so that users can connect to full text.
> > Having two different URLs seems to suggest that we would have to create
> > separate records for on and off campus versions.
> >
> > I would be interested to know how other libraries have dealt with this
> > problem!
> >
> > June Thoburn
> > Information Services
> > University of Northumbria
> > Library Building
> > Sandyford Road
> > Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
> >
> > Tel 0191 227 4146
> > Fax 0191 227 4563
> > Email [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
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