It's funny that you ask about the stability of DOAJ. I have had to
contact Serials Solutions about a couple of titles that ceased
publication over the past few years, but I would say it has been
relatively problem free. If you are a new user of Serials Solutions
products, you may not yet realize that if you want to, you can add part
of the titles in a database instead of the whole thing. For example, if
a database contained a lot of junk newsletters or titles that you have
no indexes for, you can indicate which ones you want when you are adding
the product. Before I add a product like this, I do research on the
titles like where they are indexed and if we already have access to
them. If you need to know more, email me and I can talk you through it.
Sincerely,
Barbara Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg KS 66762
bpope@pittstate.edu
620-235-4884
Stokes, Judith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We find DOAJ to be more stable than other free journal sources, but none of them cause us much trouble because there are so many of us accessing them through Serials Solutions, that changes get reported pretty quickly. Occasionally, we discover we have lost free access to something -- rarely anything in DOAJ -- and we report it. Serials Solutions confirms the change and follows up pretty quickly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Judith E. Stokes
> Serials/E-resources Librarian
> Rhode Island College
> 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
> Providence, RI 02908-1991
> 401.456.8165
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of jianxin9
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:01 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] DOAJ titles in Serials Solutions
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I was hoping to hear from some folks who have chosen to add DOAJ to their
> Serials Solutions profile. We are currently considering adding MARC
> updates, etc. Our main concern is that some of the content might be
> unstable. For those who have chosen to do this, how has your experience
> been? Thanks!
>
>
>
> Brandy Klug, M.L.S., M.S.Ed.
>
> E-Resources Librarian
>
> Texas Woman's University Library
>
> P.O. Box 425528
>
> Denton, TX 76204
>
> Phone: 940-898-3776
>
> Cell: 940-391-3972
>
> Fax: 940-898-3809
>
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