Re: Difference between database and electronic serial Dietsch.Barbara@EPA.GOV 03 Oct 2008 19:27 UTC
Mitch, I would differ with you on part of your definition for databases. Most institutions would probably want to list the Elsevier electronic journals in with their journals budget, but you do have the capability to search across journals with ScienceDirect. Obviously since ScienceDirect is essentially free for searching, it wouldn't be put in a database budget. informaworld is another platform that you can search across all journals, but can only access the titles in which you have paid. Maybe I interpreted your definition differently than you meant it to be. Barb barb dietsch | serials coordinator epa library | unc contract staff 109 alexander drive | mail code c267-01 research triangle park, nc 27711 phone: 919.541.0726 fax: 919.541.1405 dietsch.barbara@epa.gov ><(((º>.··..··..··..··.<º)))>< Mitch Turitz <turitz@SFSU.EDU > To Sent by: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU "SERIALST: cc Serials in Libraries Subject Discussion Re: [SERIALST] Difference between Forum" database and electronic serial <SERIALST@list.u vm.edu> 10/03/2008 01:58 PM Please respond to "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@list.u vm.edu> Angelica: IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) AN electronic journal is one title, reproduced in electronic format, essentially duplicating the original with everything including ads, cover, back, the order of the articles, etc. A DATABASE is a collection of ARTICLES and/or complete periodicals of which you can search all articles/journals for a particular subject, keyword, author, etc. across multiple journals, newspapers, etc. simultaneously. An electronic journal can only be searched across its volumes and issues, or the complete run, but not in conjunction with a simultaneously search across other electronic journals, normally. So you use the database to search many sources for your subject matter, and you use a single electronic journal to search only one source for the information you want. Thus, IMHO, you can charge a single electronic journal to your serials budget, but a database to your "electronics" budget. However that is an individual decision and also depends on how your administration wants to look at your annual statistics, e.g., "give me the sum of all the money you spent on electronic resources" would mean to add the electronic serials into the electronic resources budget. So ask your boss how the administration wants your budget submitted at the end of the fiscal year. Just my $0.02 -- Mitch Turitz On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:00 PM, SERIALST automatic digest system wrote: > > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:50:54 -0400 > From: Angelica Freitas <afreitas@SLC.EDU> > Subject: Difference between database and electronic serial > > Hello Serials people!!! > > I have a question! > <snip> > I am a bit confused by all of this and I would like to know if > anyone out there knows the difference > between a database and electronic journal??? > > Sorry if I sound confusing > > Angelica Freitas > Serials Administrator > Sarah Lawrence College Library > One Meadway > Bronxville, NY > 10708 > TEL: 914-395-2477 > FAX: 914-395-2473 > EMAIL: afreitas@slc.edu Mitch Turitz turitz@sfsu.edu