Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery - Staff Wiki
Ebooks & Streaming Media
- Former user (Deleted)
- April Wilson
Active Ebooks & Streaming Media Vendors
Vendor | Frequency | Record Source | Notifications | Known Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EBL | OCLC | yes | ||
USMAI EBL | CLAS | no | CLAS processes record once a week; we can't edit these records in-house. | |
EBSCO | OCLC | yes | ||
Sage | OCLC | yes | Not all the titles are cataloged in both Sage and OCLC. As Sage catalogs titles and adds them to OCLC, we add them. | |
Alexander Street Press | monthly | vendor | yes | |
Kanopy | occasionally | vendor | no | |
Springer | OCLC | yes | ||
Gale | OCLC | yes | ||
*In general, the turnaround time for processing records is a day or two; occasionally, we run into issues with particular files that require more time. Additionally, if we have to rely on CLAS to load the records delays down there can affect turnaround time.
General documentation
Linking best practices from USMAI
Minimum requirements for ebooks cataloging from USMAI
Reference ebooks spreadsheet (as of 6/18/12)
Note: After a PDA/DDA title has been purchased, change the Item Process Status from PA to blank (Not in Process).
Vendor list
We currently obtain ebooks through the following vendors:
EBL (DDA)
EBSCO (DDA and purchased)
JSTOR (DDA)
Springer
Sage
Oxford
Gale
Cambridge
Additionally, we obtain streaming media through the following vendors:
Alexander Street Press
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