Unfortunately, our experience at the LSE is the same so I would also be interested in hearing further thoughts from the list.
I relate particularly with Sandra's feelings regarding the dates available shown in our list of our "subscriptions" - its not clear.
Best Wishes
Jo
> Jo Walker
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> Library, The London School of Economics and Political Science
> 10 Portugal Street
> London
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-----Original Message-----
From: s morris [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 April 2005 10:57
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FW: ingenta title/date subscriptions lists
I'm sorry you're having similar problems to us Sarah.
The formatting is not user-friendly, but we're also finding that the
incorrect dates stated are a more serious problem.
As far as we can see, the start date given does not generally mean the start
date of our subscription but rather some "significant date" provided by the
publisher to Ingenta when, in many cases, the fulltext for this date does
not exist electronically.
For example, current examples from our subs list from Ingenta (picked at
random):
Entry 1: European Journal of Cancer Care - Start date: 1990 End date: 2004
Entry 2: European Journal of Cancer Care - Start date: 2003 End date: 2003
Entry 3: European Journal of Cancer Care - End date: 2005
Actual online availability for us: 1997-current
Entry 1: Contemporary British History - Start date: 2004 End date: 2004
Entry 2: Contemporary British History - Start date: 01/01/1991 End date:
31/12/2004
Entry 3: Contemporary British History - Start date: 1991 End date: 2003
Actual online availability for us: 2001-current
Sandra
Sandra Morris
Electronic Information Development Officer
Subject Support & E-Library Team,
Information Services,
Hugh Owen Library,
University of Wales,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion, SY23 3DZ
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Prifysgol Cymru,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion, SY23 3DZ
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-----Original Message-----
From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Pearson
Sent: 22 April 2005 10:05
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ingenta title/date subscriptions lists
Hello there,
We are having the same problem at the moment with the output from Ingenta of
subscribed titles. It does provide a list of all subscribed titles in Excel
format. However, it looks like it creates a separate row for each volume /
year of subscription. It also outputs a separate row for the same title if
there are 2 webpages with subscribed content for that title. I am manually
going through and deleting the duplicate entries at present so if anyone can
provide any advice, it would be helpful!
Best Wishes
Sarah
Sarah Pearson
E-Resources & Serials Advisor
Information Services
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
W. Midlands
tel: 0121 414 5825
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-----Original Message-----
From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of s morris
Sent: 22 April 2005 09:51
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: ingenta title/date subscriptions lists
Can anyone give me any advice on how to obtain a list (excel file
preferably) of full text titles that we are entitled to access on ingenta
(i.e. our subscriptions), together with the years of full text that we are
entitled to?
The list available on ingenta is rather confusing (with three or four
entries for the same title, with overlapping dates) and the dates shown are
not the actual dates for our full text entitlements, but have various other
meanings.
We are not a Premium customer and do not appear to have had any response
from [log in to unmask] after 10 days.
Any suggestions please?
Thanks very much
Sandra
Sandra Morris
Electronic Information Development Officer Subject Support & E-Library Team,
Information Services, Hugh Owen Library, University of Wales, Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion, SY23 3DZ ====================================
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 01970 621892
FAX: (01970) 622404
Tîm Cynorthwywyr Pwnc ac E-Lyfrgell,
Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth,
Llyfrgell Hugh Owen,
Prifysgol Cymru,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion, SY23 3DZ
====================================
Ffon: 01970 621892
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