Collection Services Blog http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php en-US-utf8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 SCP Update http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/21/scp-update-3 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000 mphillip Cataloging at UC & Beyond 8052@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Hightlights from the most recent SCP Update: 2731 titles from Springer , 309 from Wiley, and 126 open access titles. Read more at <a href="http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2013/05/20/shared-cataloging-program-scp-monthly-update-may-2013/">SCP Update - May 2013</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/21/scp-update-3">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Hightlights from the most recent SCP Update: 2731 titles from Springer , 309 from Wiley, and 126 open access titles. Read more at SCP Update - May 2013.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/21/scp-update-3#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=8052 Collection Services - Easier to find help and to make requests http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/20/collection-services-easier-to-find Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:00 +0000 gford Scholarly Communication Collection Services News Catalog Department Acquisitions 8046@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p><span style="font-size: small;">Over the last few months, several projects have been sponsored by Collection Services Council, and I'm happy to announce that all the pieces have come together. The goal has been, as always, to make it as easy as possible for selectors to find information they need and to know who to contact for specific requests. Here's what's new:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: small;">A process has been established to get freely available and open access material cataloged; this is for those items that do not fill the criteria set for cataloging by SCP (CDL's shared cataloging program)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Three forms have been merged into one: e-order, Materials Acquired Digitally (MAD), and request for cataloging of freely available/open access items (new feature).</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Communications between selectors and staff in Acquisitions and Cataloging often involves transmitting the right pieces of data; a new "decision tree" has been devised that walks a selector to the right questions/answers for the case in hand. (Note: the e-problem form has also been redesigned and will become available soon.)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">The Collection Services staff-side website has been reorganized to take full advantage of the decision tree, allowing for a better organization of other documents that selectors have/will find useful.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: small;">In addition to the above, the Scholarly Communication Advisory Group also encouraged the development of a new set of pages designed to capture baseline information about scholarly communication that selectors should know.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">A lot of people have been involved on working and implementation groups for these initiatives, including <span style="line-height: 18px;">Bette Anton, </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Jim Church, Myrtis Cochran, Gail Ford, K</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">athleen Gallagher, </span></span><span style="line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Lynne Grigsby, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Jianye He, </span></span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Steve La Follette, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Jean McKenzie, </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Sue Miller, </span><span style="line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Gary Mills, </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Nga Ong,</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Margaret Phillips, </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Claude Potts, Jane Rosario, </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Lisa Rowlison de Ortiz, </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Lisa Weber, and </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Susan Xue. My thanks to them all.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>START AT </strong>the new website: <a title="Collection Services staff website" href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Staff/CS/">http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Staff/ CS/</a></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: small;">See the decision tree: (click on : "Make a Request/get help")</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the new forms: follow the decision tree for mono-electronic, serial- electronic, or database</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the new Scholarly Comm site, pick Scholarly Communication</span></span></li> </ul> <p>This was a lot to bring online simultaneously, so please be patient, and be sure to let us know what needs doing. Send comments, "can't find it", and other concerns to Gail who will find an expert and track the change.</p> <p>--Bernie</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/20/collection-services-easier-to-find">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Over the last few months, several projects have been sponsored by Collection Services Council, and I'm happy to announce that all the pieces have come together. The goal has been, as always, to make it as easy as possible for selectors to find information they need and to know who to contact for specific requests. Here's what's new:

  • A process has been established to get freely available and open access material cataloged; this is for those items that do not fill the criteria set for cataloging by SCP (CDL's shared cataloging program)
  • Three forms have been merged into one: e-order, Materials Acquired Digitally (MAD), and request for cataloging of freely available/open access items (new feature).
  • Communications between selectors and staff in Acquisitions and Cataloging often involves transmitting the right pieces of data; a new "decision tree" has been devised that walks a selector to the right questions/answers for the case in hand. (Note: the e-problem form has also been redesigned and will become available soon.)
  • The Collection Services staff-side website has been reorganized to take full advantage of the decision tree, allowing for a better organization of other documents that selectors have/will find useful.

In addition to the above, the Scholarly Communication Advisory Group also encouraged the development of a new set of pages designed to capture baseline information about scholarly communication that selectors should know.

A lot of people have been involved on working and implementation groups for these initiatives, including Bette Anton, Jim Church, Myrtis Cochran, Gail Ford, Kathleen Gallagher, Lynne Grigsby, Jianye He, Steve La Follette, Jean McKenzie, Sue Miller, Gary Mills, Nga Ong, Margaret Phillips, Claude Potts, Jane Rosario, Lisa Rowlison de Ortiz, Lisa Weber, and Susan Xue. My thanks to them all.

START AT the new website: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Staff/ CS/

  • See the decision tree: (click on : "Make a Request/get help")
  • For the new forms: follow the decision tree for mono-electronic, serial- electronic, or database
  • For the new Scholarly Comm site, pick Scholarly Communication

This was a lot to bring online simultaneously, so please be patient, and be sure to let us know what needs doing. Send comments, "can't find it", and other concerns to Gail who will find an expert and track the change.

--Bernie

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/20/collection-services-easier-to-find#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=8046 Vendor visit: Gale http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/14/vendor-visit-gale Tue, 14 May 2013 20:16:00 +0000 mphillip Digital Collection 8031@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Representatives from Gale will be visiting campus on <strong>Tuesday, June 4</strong> from 9-10. We'll meet in <strong>251 Doe</strong> (Librarian's Office conference room).</p> <p>No need to RSVP. Just show up if you'd like to talk with these reps about existing subscriptions or future offerings.</p> <p>Margaret</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/14/vendor-visit-gale">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Representatives from Gale will be visiting campus on Tuesday, June 4 from 9-10. We'll meet in 251 Doe (Librarian's Office conference room).

No need to RSVP. Just show up if you'd like to talk with these reps about existing subscriptions or future offerings.

Margaret

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/14/vendor-visit-gale#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=8031 SCP Update http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/07/scp-update-2 Tue, 07 May 2013 22:28:00 +0000 mphillip Cataloging at UC & Beyond 8020@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>"Some interesting developments and cancellations have kept" SCP "on [their toes] the last few months." Among the new additions are a bunch of records for the ENGnetBASE DDA (demand driven acquistions) pilot. Also lots of Chinese-language cataloging. Read all about it in the latest <a href="http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2013/05/01/shared-cataloging-program-scp-monthly-update-april-2013/">SCP Update</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/07/scp-update-2">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> "Some interesting developments and cancellations have kept" SCP "on [their toes] the last few months." Among the new additions are a bunch of records for the ENGnetBASE DDA (demand driven acquistions) pilot. Also lots of Chinese-language cataloging. Read all about it in the latest SCP Update.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/07/scp-update-2#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=8020 Update to Tracing Material Within the Catalog Department's Workflow http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/01/update-to-tracing-material-within Thu, 02 May 2013 04:37:00 +0000 lrowliso Catalog Department Operations 8008@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm pleased to say that since the service went live in August 2011, the Catalog Department has been able to keep up with the many tracing requests that come in each week. As a result, we have enhanced both the BadCat tracing form and the Tracing Policy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The form has been updated to include a 7<sup>th</sup> scenario for tracing urgently needed items, namely those not yet cataloged which have a Millennium order record received date 6 months prior to the current date. The form also now includes a field to include the Millennium order record received date. Both changes are reflected in the revised policy document which can be found either from the BadCat tracing form, or via the Catalog Department's website. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The direct URL is: </span><a style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog_dept/sites/drupal6.lib.berkeley.edu.catalog_dept/files/Tracing%20Material%20Within%20the%20Catalog%20Department%E2%80%99s%20Workflow.pdf">http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog_dept/sites/drupal6.lib.berkeley.edu.catalog_dept/files/Tracing%20Material%20Within%20the%20Catalog%20Department%E2%80%99s%20Workflow.pdf</a></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: if you have recently viewed this document, you may need to hit the "reload" button on your browser to load the newest version, which is dated 2013/04/10 at the bottom of the document. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks very much to Robert Smith, Michael Meacham, and Lisa Weber for working to get the web and procedural changes into place. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Regards,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lisa</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/01/update-to-tracing-material-within">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I'm pleased to say that since the service went live in August 2011, the Catalog Department has been able to keep up with the many tracing requests that come in each week. As a result, we have enhanced both the BadCat tracing form and the Tracing Policy.

The form has been updated to include a 7th scenario for tracing urgently needed items, namely those not yet cataloged which have a Millennium order record received date 6 months prior to the current date. The form also now includes a field to include the Millennium order record received date. Both changes are reflected in the revised policy document which can be found either from the BadCat tracing form, or via the Catalog Department's website.

The direct URL is: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog_dept/sites/drupal6.lib.berkeley.edu.catalog_dept/files/Tracing%20Material%20Within%20the%20Catalog%20Department%E2%80%99s%20Workflow.pdf

Note: if you have recently viewed this document, you may need to hit the "reload" button on your browser to load the newest version, which is dated 2013/04/10 at the bottom of the document.

Thanks very much to Robert Smith, Michael Meacham, and Lisa Weber for working to get the web and procedural changes into place.

Regards,

Lisa

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/05/01/update-to-tracing-material-within#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=8008 Trial: PolicyMap http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/15/trial-policymap Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:02:00 +0000 mphillip Trials 7970@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PolicyMapAServiceofT/f0a5b94e7b/TEST/406a708cf0" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a><a href="http://www.policymap.com/">Policymap.com</a> is an online data and mapping tool with applications for  students and faculty.  It can be used in undergraduate and graduate curriculums related to sociology, urban studies, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business (real estate and marketing), and geography, among others. Users can leverage over 15,000 US <a href="http://www.policymap.com/our-data.html" target="_blank">data indicators</a> in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block up to a national level, as well as by creating custom regions, for their research and studies. The indicators are related to demographics, neighborhood conditions, real estate markets, money and income, jobs and economy, education, crime, health, and more.   PolicyMap data can be presented as maps, tables, charts and reports that can be incorporated into papers, presentations, blogs and websites.  In addition, students can upload unlimited amounts of their own address-based data for use in PolicyMap, and can share these maps with others.</p> <p>Trial runs through mid-May. Send feedback to David E.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/15/trial-policymap">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Policymap.com is an online data and mapping tool with applications for  students and faculty.  It can be used in undergraduate and graduate curriculums related to sociology, urban studies, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business (real estate and marketing), and geography, among others. Users can leverage over 15,000 US data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block up to a national level, as well as by creating custom regions, for their research and studies. The indicators are related to demographics, neighborhood conditions, real estate markets, money and income, jobs and economy, education, crime, health, and more.   PolicyMap data can be presented as maps, tables, charts and reports that can be incorporated into papers, presentations, blogs and websites.  In addition, students can upload unlimited amounts of their own address-based data for use in PolicyMap, and can share these maps with others.

Trial runs through mid-May. Send feedback to David E.

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/15/trial-policymap#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7970 Vendor visit: Emerald http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/09/vendor-visit-emerald Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:47:00 +0000 mphillip Digital Collection Collection Development & Use 7955@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>A representative from Emerald Group Publishing will be here on <strong>Tuesday, April 23</strong> from <strong>10-11</strong>. We will meet in the <strong>212/218 Doe</strong> conference area. (The room is keycode access so just knock to have someone let you in.)</p> <p>Margaret</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/09/vendor-visit-emerald">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> A representative from Emerald Group Publishing will be here on Tuesday, April 23 from 10-11. We will meet in the 212/218 Doe conference area. (The room is keycode access so just knock to have someone let you in.)

Margaret

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]]> http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/04/09/vendor-visit-emerald#comments http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=7955 Trial: L'Harmathèque http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/03/19/trial-l-harmatheque Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:06:00 +0000 mphillip Trials 7918@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ <p>Through its membership in the Center for Research Libraries and more specifically CIFNAL, the  Library has trial access to <a href="http://www.harmatheque.com">L'Harmathèque</a> - a large collection of French language ebooks, articles, films and audio files - through Wednesday, May 1.</p> <p><strong>Collection Content</strong></p> <p>L'Harmathèque's multimedia platform offers ebooks, articles, videos, and audio recordings on many subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The content of the ebooks comes from a variety of French publishing imprints, including L'Harmattan, Pagala, Odin, IXE, etc.  A full list of included titles can be <a href="http://www.harmatheque.com/listeebook_specialite_prix10.xls">downloaded</a> in excel.</p> <p>Currently the platform contains more than 26,000 ebooks, 17,000 articles, 400 films, and 600 audio files available. At least 2,300 new titles are added to the collection annually (the publishers estimate that around 230 ebook titles are added monthly). This impressive number of ebooks covers a wide range of subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, novels, and children's books.</p> <p>According to the description provided on the web site, article content is from journals and book chapters, although no further selection criteria are given. The videos are primarily documentaries and theatrical productions. The audio collection includes many audiobooks, in a variety of languages.</p> <p><strong>Delivery</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>The interface is in French. In the portals, ebooks are divided by subject into browsable <em>bouquets</em>. An advanced search option allows the user to narrow down the large amount of content.</p> <p>Ebooks can be read either on the platform's online reader (which requires Flash), or downloaded and read using the free Adobe Digital Editions reader. Viewing the videos requires the use of DivX and the audio content is also available through Flash.</p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>L'Harmathèque<br /> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.harmatheque.com">http://www.harmatheque.com</a></p> <p>Title list<br /> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.harmatheque.com/listeebook_specialite_prix10.xls">http://www.harmatheque.com/listeebook_specialite_prix10.xls</a></p> <p>Review on CRL web site<br /> <span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://www.crl.edu/review/lharmath%C3%A8que">http://www.crl.edu/review/lharmath%C3%A8que</a></span></p> <p>Send feedback to Claude.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/collectionservices.php/2013/03/19/trial-l-harmatheque">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Through its membership in the Center for Research Libraries and more specifically CIFNAL, the  Library has trial access to L'Harmathèque - a large collection of French language ebooks, articles, films and audio files - through Wednesday, May 1.

Collection Content

L'Harmathèque's multimedia platform offers ebooks, articles, videos, and audio recordings on many subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The content of the ebooks comes from a variety of French publishing imprints, including L'Harmattan, Pagala, Odin, IXE, etc.  A full list of included titles can be downloaded in excel.

Currently the platform contains more than 26,000 ebooks, 17,000 articles, 400 films, and 600 audio files available. At least 2,300 new titles are added to the collection annually (the publishers estimate that around 230 ebook titles are added monthly). This impressive number of ebooks covers a wide range of subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, novels, and children's books.

According to the description provided on the web site, article content is from journals and book chapters, although no further selection criteria are given. The videos are primarily documentaries and theatrical productions. The audio collection includes many audiobooks, in a variety of languages.

Delivery

The interface is in French. In the portals, ebooks are divided by subject into browsable bouquets. An advanced search option allows the user to narrow down the large amount of content.

Ebooks can be read either on the platform's online reader (which requires Flash), or downloaded and read using the free Adobe Digital Editions reader. Viewing the videos requires the use of DivX and the audio content is also available through Flash.

Resources

L'Harmathèque
http://www.harmatheque.com

Title list
http://www.harmatheque.com/listeebook_specialite_prix10.xls

Review on CRL web site
http://www.crl.edu/review/lharmath%C3%A8que

Send feedback to Claude.

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