Active Ebooks & Streaming Media Vendors
| Vendor | Frequency | Record Source | Notifications | Known Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EBL | OCLC | yes | ||
| USMAI EBL | CLAS | no | ||
| EBSCO | OCLC | yes | ||
| Sage | OCLC | yes | ||
| Alexander Street Press | monthly | vendor | yes | |
| Kanopy | monthly | vendor | no | |
| Springer | OCLC | yes | ||
| Gale | OCLC | yes | ||
*We process record sets from OCLC almost every day, but the vendors don't necessarily provide updates on a regular basis.
General documentation
- Copy-cataloging individual ebooks
- Editing sets in MARC Edit
- Batch searching
- Linking best practices from USMAI
- Minimum requirements for ebooks cataloging from USMAI
- Ebooks packages spreadsheet
- Reference ebooks spreadsheet (as of 6/18/12)
- Uncataloged SAGE Knowledge titles
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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