We are a comprehensive college with a School of Education that goes back to the time of normal schools, and our database of choice for Education students is Wilson Education Full Text Database. It has always been a valuable tool, but since the Bush administration eliminated most of the ERIC services it has become the most important one in the field.

Thanks for asking.

Judith E. Stokes

Electronic resources/Serials Librarian

Rhode Island College

600 Mount Pleasant Avenue

Providence, RI 02908-1991

401.456.8165

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Edwards
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:56 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Value of database collections

I have a fairly basic question that I would appreciate getting the library perspective on. I have been approached by The Wilson Company to license our association journal for inclusion in the Education Full Text Database. I would like to know if these types of databases are of value, and do libraries subscribe to them? Do they still serve a purpose in this age of large platforms like Ingenta and endless linking through CrossRef?

Thank you,

Carol Edwards

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.