Re: Ulrich's Serials Analysis product (fwd) Kris Gerhard 26 May 2005 16:16 UTC
Iowa State purchased the product with our periodicals to be put into the system. We discovered that where we have multiple ISSNs in a serials record, and the first one is not the one used by Ulrich's, the product fails to connect to a significant portion of our serials. We're now in the process of setting up a project to adjust the ISSNs in our records, but it will be a while before we can test full functionality. I don't know if this is an issue for anyone else, but it's something to look at. Kristin H. Gerhard Associate Dean for Collections and Technical Services 203 Parks Library Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 vox 515/294-7511 fax 515/294-2112 email kgerhard@iastate.edu "When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you." Jessica Lange >>> mferguson@CSE.EDU 05/26/05 9:46 AM >>> We have just recently obtained electronic access to Ulrichs, though we have opted for the less expensive option that allows access to Ulrichs via the web but does not allow us to input our periodical records into their system. I have only had a little time to explore the product but from what I see it looks like it will be very useful. First, searching for particular journals is so much easier than using the cumbersome system that Ulrich's print version provides. Secondly, it provides access to "Katz Magazines for libraries" as well as Ulrichs, so you can access any reviews available through Katz (and also reviews published in Library journal) that are available. Finally, the database allows you to filter searches for journals so that you retrieve only peer reviewed titles, or titles reviewed in Katz etc. which really provides useful functionality unavailable in the print version. I have only just begun to explore the electronic version of Ulrichs but from what I have seen so far it greatly exceeds the print versions of Magazines for Libraries and Ulrichs for not a whole lot more money after you cancel the subscriptions to the two printed products ( if you choose to do so). We are a small library and the cost is determined by FTE and how many simultaneous users you want to allow. We were able to get the product for unlimited use for a price that we were able to afford. Leasing access to the Ulrichs version that allows you to download periodicals records from your collection was much more expensive and beyond our budget and, I think, beyond what we needed. The basic version however, I think will be a great tool for evaluating titles and generating lists of journals for future consideration. >>From the limited experience I have had with this product, I would recommend it to libraries looking to develop their periodicals collection. Mark Mark Ferguson Periodicals Librarian, Mahoney Library College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of SERIALST Moderator Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:33 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Ulrich's Serials Analysis product (fwd) Ed. note (on behalf of others who are interested in this top): Responses to SERIALST (as well as to Scott Stangroom) are welcome. -bml ----- Forwarded message ----- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 17:02:43 -0400 From: Scott Stangroom <stangroom@library.umass.edu> Subject: Ulrich's Serials Analysis product UMass Amherst is considering Ulrich's Serials Analysis product. Has anyone on the list had experience with it, and if so would you be willing to share your thoughts/impressions? You may respond to me off list. Thanks. ______________________ Scott Stangroom Head of Acquisitions W.E.B. Du Bois Library University of Massachusetts 154 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003-9275 stangroom@library.umass.edu voice: 413.545.6724 fax: 413.545.6494