question re: integrating received-through-database-subscription titles into their general periodicals lists

[Renee J. LaPerriere]

>Greetings all--

>We keep our list of some 1,700 periodical subscriptions (paper and 
>microform) in an Access database, from which we print reports for 
>in-library use and produce html documents for our web page.  What we want 
>to do is to create a single integrated list of all the periodicals we 
>receive in all formats, including electronic.  We receive some 7,000 
>periodicals in ASCII text and/or pdf or related image through the 
>following database subscriptions: ABI/Inform Global, Education Plus, and 
>Periodical Abstracts Research II (all ProQuest Direct), IDEAL, JSTOR, 
>Science Direct, Ethnic NewsWatch, Health Reference Center, Electric 
>Library, and the databases of Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis).
>
>However, we don't want to re-invent the wheel.  So how are other libraries 
>integrating their electronic received-through-database-subscription titles 
>into their general periodicals lists, for hard copy and webpage 
>purposes?  Do any of the vendors listed above make available delimited 
>lists of periodicals in full text/image, and if so how are those being 
>integrated into your libraries' periodicals lists?  And how do you handle 
>maintenance of this list, in the face of frequent changes in what the 
>databases offer in full text/image format?  Any pointers or suggestions 
>would be appreciated.
>

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Renée LaPerrière de Gutiérrez
Reference/Special Collections Librarian
rlaperriere at tamiu.edu
http://www.tamiu.edu/~rlaperriere/

Texas A&M International University
Killam Library #308
5201 University Blvd.
Laredo, TX  78041-1900
Phone:(956)326-2404
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