Re: Serials Solutions - ACM branding problem Warren, Bill 30 Nov 2006 19:37 UTC
Greetings Susan, We subscribe to both Serials Solutions and the ACM Digital Library. Our access to the ACM Digital Library is through a consortium, rather than as an individual institution. I checked several titles to see if we get the correct branding. When we reach a title using the Serials Solutions link in the A-to-Z list, the name of the consortium is correctly displayed. So, apparently your problem is not a universal one. Best regards, ~Bill Warren ___________________________ William Warren Acquisitions Department Middlebury College Library 110 Storrs Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 USA fax: (802) 443-5698 phone: (802) 443-5489 e-mail: wwarren@middlebury.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Susan M Hendrickson Sent: Thu, 30 November, 2006 1:32 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Serials Solutions - ACM branding problem I'm hoping an institution that subscribes to both Serials Solutions and the ACM Digital Library will do some testing for me. I'd like to know if when using the URLs for ACM titles provided by Serials Solutions in the A-Z portal results in your seeing branding for an institution other than your own. Serials Solutions uses a looooooong URL to link to ACM journals' home pages because that is what most librarians prefer. Example: ACM Transactions on Applied Perception is <http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?linked=1&part=transaction&idx=J932&c>http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?linked=1&part=transaction&idx=J932&coll=portal&dl=ACM&CFID=29011489&CFTOKEN=88604797 Unfortunately, when I click on the long URLs like these, I see different institutions' brandings (VIVA University Library Serials, Consortia Canada, Michigan Library Consortia, etc) under the ACM Portal logo. I've asked Serials Solutions to change the URL's to the table of contents shortcut (example: http://portal.acm.org/toc.cfm?id=J932) because I see my own institution's branding this way, but they won't do it because librarians don't prefer the TOC level link. Serials Solutions cannot duplicate my problem and they suggested I clear my cache, which I did, but I get the same results. If you'd be willing to spot check a few titles and let me know if you see your branding or another institution's, I'd appreciate it. Please reply to me directly: Susan Hendrickson Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Library, MS 111-113 4800 Oak Grove Dr. Pasadena, CA 91109 818-354-2883 susan.m.hendrickson@jpl.nasa.gov http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/people/alumni/hendrickson.html