ERIC I

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ERIC Electronic Resources in the Catalog

Task Group I On December 18, 2003 the USMAI
Council of Library Directors appointed the
E-resources in catalogusmai (ERIC) Task Force to
study feasible options for presenting electronic
items in the catalog

• Task Group II The E-Resources in the Catalog
  Task Group II was established by the Council of
  Library Directors in response to recommendations
  made by TGI. Specific tasks were assigned
  including
• Implement SFX in the catalog
• Re-evaluate catalog screens to improve
  displays for e-resources
• Tailor the FindIt menus to relate better to
  resources and services available in the catalog
• Work on a solution to the duplicate
  record/holding issue

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To USMAI Electronic Resources in the
Catalog Task ForceFrom DLM Cataloging
Policy CommitteeDate May 24, 2004Subject
Bibliographic options for multi-format serials in
catalogusmai

• Option 1. CONSER Single Record Approach
• Option 2. CONSER Separate Record Approach
• Option 3. Mixed Single and Separate Record
  Approaches (status quo)
• Option 4. All-Format Record Approach (proposed
  by some members of CPC)

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To USMAI Electronic Resources in the Catalog
(ERIC) Task Force From DLM Cataloging Policy
Committee (CPC) Date May 11, 2004 Re SFX in the
Catalog

CPC offers the following two options to help
users find all serial holdings in a consolidated
display Option 1. A display solution, where
SFX/Aleph programming would return a consolidated
display of holdings across formats and
bibliographic records Option 2. A single
bibliographic record for all formats, where
catalogers would manually consolidate holdings
and bibliographic data for all formats onto one
record
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ERIC II Activities

• URL Cleanup
• Online access will be maintained in the SFX
  Knowledge Base and not the catalogusmai
  bibliographic database, whenever possible.
• Minimizes duplication of effort
• Keeps access more up-to-date
• All online resources that are represented in
  catalogusmai will be accessed via the FindIt menu
• Provides consistent access method for users
• Prevents users from being offered access when
  they dont have it
• Routes off-site users through campus
  authentication

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URL cleanup activities (accomplished) 1. Keep
SFX Knowledge Base up to date 2. Display on the
Find It menu of the 1st 856 field from the
bibliographic record if it contains these
strings purl.access.gpo.gov www.netLibra
ry.com 3. Display multiple 856 fields from the
bibliographic record, containing the strings
above. 4. Delete from serial bibliographic
records (LDR/07s) 856/956 specified strings
including www.sciencedirect.com
www.jstor.org firstsearch.oclc.org
muse.jhu.edu newfirstsearch.oclc.org
www-us.ebsco.com
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• URL cleanup activities (in process)
• 5. Extract holdings and bibliographic data from
  SFX Knowledge Base. Load into catalogusmai
  matching on existing records when available, and
  loading new bib records when no match is found
  (referred to in ERIC2 as the SFX Loader).
• 6. Delete from those bibliographic records
  identified and tagged by the SFX Loader any URLs
  intended to link to the resource itself or a
  version of the resource.
• Display all remaining URLs in bibliographic
  records in the Find It menu.
• Suppress remaining URLs from Web OPAC full and
  brief displays.