[WEB4LIB] Re: web searchable full text journal list database

[GLICK, DAVID]

I have also created such an animal and integrated it with the journals that
we have available in print.  This provides for one stop shopping for the
user.  Users may search or browse the collection.  It is available at:
http://www.hsu.edu/dept/lib/e_resources/serials/serials.htm

David

David Glick
Henderson State University
1100 Henderson, P.O. Box 7541
Arkadelphia, AR  71999
(870)230-5322
FAX (870)230-5365
Glickd at hsu.edu


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Jian Liu [SMTP:jiliu at script.lib.indiana.edu]
	Sent:	Friday, February 19, 1999 12:43 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Re: web searchable full text journal list
database

	We just finished one very similar to your description, at:
	http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/fulltext/

	Jian
	Indiana University Libraries

	> 
	> 
	> In order to provide better access to our increasing collection of
	> electronic journal resources (Academic Universe, SearchBank,
Proquest,
	> Project Muse, JStor, etc.) we are considering creating a
web-searchable
	> database of all the full text journals titles we have access to.
The
	> database would include the titles and, if available, the dates of
full
	> text coverage. Patrons could perform a title search and, if we
have
	> e-access, get a display with the title, dates of full text
coverage and
	> a hot link to the vendor's database from which we access the
journal. 
	> 
	> Although we catalog in our OPAC journals we access from smaller
full
	> text collections like JStor and Project Muse, it is not practical
in
	> many instances to have bib records in our OPAC for journals from
larger
	> collections. Issues of staff time and the stability of journal
	> availability tend to prohibit such projects.
	> 
	> Our database would likely be built from the journal lists that the
	> various vendors provide from their sites. The biggest problem I
can
	> foresee would be extracting the information we want from each of
the
	> vendors individually formatted journal lists. Of course
maintaining the
	> currency of the database will be a chore as well. I'm sure this
isn't an
	> original idea, but I'm wondering if anyone else has attempted this
and
	> what the outcome was? 
	> 
	> Thanks
	> -- 
	> David Vose
	> Binghamton University Libraries
	> (607) 777-4907
	>