Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do you 'receive' an ejournal
issue, or rather how do you know when you've 'received' one?
Sandra Morris
Electronic Information Development Officer
Hugh Owen Library
Information Services,
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Penglais Campus,
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DZ
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From: An informal open list, set up under the auspices of the United
Kingdom Seri [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Braid,
Andrew
Sent: 31 January 2001 10:19
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Subject: Re: Gaps in ingentaJournals coverage
I gather from at least some of these messages that the gaps in provision
have come as something of a surprise. This leads me to assume that
electronic journals are not being accessioned in the same way that paper
journals are. Is this the case? At the British Library we do accession
electronic journals even when we also have a paper subscription. This
enables us to chase missing issues. We also compare a list of what is
actually received against what is expected. (We could write a book on the
results of these exercises but that is not the point of this message.)
Can those who do not accession electronic journals for which they pay a
subscription tell me how they justify their action to their auditors? As
the previous messages have indicated you do seem to be paying and not
receiving the goods.
Andrew Braid tel +44 (0)1937 546030
Head of Publisher Liaison fax +44 (0)1937 546246
The British Library s +44 (0)1937 546000
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Wetherby http://www.bl.uk
West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ
UK
-----Original Message-----
From: McMurdo, Max [LSS] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:59 AM
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Subject: Re: Gaps in ingentaJournals coverage
we discovered some time ago that with the MCB journals there were 12 fewer
titles available via Ingenta than from Emerald. We raised this with both
parties and it remained an unexplained mystery. Maybe it has been put right.
we haven't checked for a while.
Perhaps someone at Ingenta (excuse the convention with the initial capital
for proper nouns !) could update us please.
Max McMurdo, Learning Adviser, New Learning Centre, Leeds Metropolitan
University, Calverley St., Leeds LS1 3HE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Winship [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 11:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Gaps in ingentaJournals coverage
>
> We are finding many gaps in coverage of the titles we access through
> ingentaJournals where complete issues or sometimes just certain articles
are
> not available. This is very frustrating for our users, especially as in
many
> cases, for example MCB and Academic Press, we can subsequently find these
> issues and articles on the publisher's site.
>
> What is the reason?
>
> [I am posting to the list, rather than asking ingenta direct, as I assume
> other list members will be interested in any response and will be happy to
> help if ingenta need to apply pressure on their suppliers.]
>
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> Ian Winship
> Learning Resources, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
> City Campus Library, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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