Oh how I miss that link checker, coming from an III library!  Where
there isn't such a function in an LMS how have people worked around the
issue of checking links in their catalogues still work, for example for
e-books?

Any suggestions gratefully received!

Incidentally we have a constant checking policy in place, but with
library assistants, not student help.  And it can be a very long
process.

Best wishes
Louise

Louise Cole
Senior Information Advisor (Collections)
Nightingale Centre, Kingston Hill Campus
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 7LB

Email louise.cole@kingston.ac.uk
Telephone 020 8417 5383
Fax 020 8417 5312

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Gormley, Alice
Sent: 27 January 2009 14:54
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

It's part of our Innovative Interfaces system, Chad.

Best wishes--
Alice

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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Chad Everett Hutchens
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 4:14 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

Alice,

Might you provide some more details about your automated link checker
please?

Regards,

Chad Hutchens
Electronic Resources Librarian
University of Wyoming Libraries

-----Original Message-----
From: Gormley, Alice [mailto:alice.gormley@MARQUETTE.EDU]
Sent: Mon 1/26/2009 1:23 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

We have a similar ongoing regular process in place, usually using
multiple students whose regular library jobs necessitate "being there"
but not always busy.  I pull e-journal title lists from Millennium which
are then checked in the public opac, clicking through the links to check
holdings, access, etc.  If problem/discrepancy is discovered, a note is
made; completed pages are returned to me to verify what the student
found and to deal with problems.  It's a very valuable process for us.
And a worthwhile use of student time.  Often an access problem for a
title is just the tip of the iceberg for a publisher or database and I
can resolve this before it's a problem for our patrons.  I get regular
clean-up lists from database maintenance of links that don't go anywhere
(from our automated link checker) but this titles level checking assures
us that the active link is both accurate and that the resource offers us
actual access.

Alice Gormley
Serials Librarian
Marquette University
Raynor Memorial Libraries

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of T Thompson [thomtd@NMSU.EDU]
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 1:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

Jeanette,

May I ask how large your collection is?  This is appealing, but I am
wondering how doable for us.

Thanks.

Tracey Thompson
Acquisitions Librarian
New Mexico State University Library
MSC 3475 P.O. Box 30006
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8006
(p) 575-646-8093
(f) 575-646-7477

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Skwor, Jeanette
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:43 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

Sure.

We keep a spreadsheet of our titles; I sort it to show the online and/or
the
print & online subs.  The spreadsheet shows through whom we have access,
the
current subs dates, online coverage, passwords if needed and a notes
field.
I print that off and a student takes them in alphabetical order, from
our
catalog link, accesses the newest issue, the oldest we should have and
one
or so in between.  Brings up the citation and the full text and makes
sure
we have it.  If coverage is different in any way than indicated on the
sheet, he/she notes that.  If the current issue doesn't seem to be
current,
or if there is a newer one on the site that we cannot access, that is
noted
also, as is any difficulty getting into the site, etc.  Anything that
works
as expected is just marked "ok".

The student dates & initials their work; I go through the list & check
the
problematic ones myself & notify our ERM librarian as needed.

I enter the Access checked date on the spreadsheet, whether OK or
problematic and we recheck the problematic as needed to make sure it
turns
into an OK.  I would say each title gets checked 3-4 times a year - more
so
if it had been problematic.

By the time we get to the Zs we're ready to start over again with the As
:-)

Basically, as far as the student goes, it is just like doing research -
in
fact I've had unknowing staff tell me my student was doing homework at
the
computer when they were doing this.

It really does catch a lot of things we'd miss otherwise, not a "missing
issue" like in paper, but a whole subs that the pub thinks they've not
been
paid for, a non-working link, etc.

Hope that helps.  If you like, I do have a procedures sheet on this I'd
be
glad to send, but it is of course specific to our system.

Jeanette Skwor

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Sally Smith
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 10:48 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking e access was futile claiming

Hello Jeanette,
Could you describe the process that your students use to check e content
on
a rotating basis?

Thanks,
Sally

Sally Smith
Bethel University Library/Serials Dept.
3900 Bethel Drive  St. Paul, MN 55112
Phone:  651-635-8544   Fax:  651-635-2393
http://www.library.bethel.edu/

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Skwor, Jeanette
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] futile claiming

I have my students check access on a rotating basis.

Jeanette L. Skwor
Serials Dept., Cofrin Library
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI  54311-7001

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Wobbe
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 1:46 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] futile claiming

Hi Michael,

I'm worried that we don't always receive the electronic content, either.
What are the options for checking receipt of electronic issues?

Thanks!
Linda

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> All-electronic is looking better and better. But affording it is
> another issue entirely (usual pun intended).
>
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> Hampshire College
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