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eBook packages & series

This page includes details of the following packages or series:

   RAND Corporation publications

Type

Collection set ; free

Description

All RAND publications ; print canceled at end of 2009

Source of package

Rand Corporation: http://www.rand.org

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion ; vendor records available: http://www.rand.org/publications/library/marc.html; do not have OCLC numbers

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion or via Z39.50/MarcEdit

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Email alerts when update files of MARC records available; check site periodically

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

three or four times a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook; e-only from 2010-present

Native URL

 

getURL

none

Notes

 

Status

June 2011: downloaded full file of records from RAND; extracted ISBNs, Beth matched against Aleph; received lists of matches with RAND url, matches without url, multimatches, and non-matches. Sent Beth list of Aleph system numbers and URLs to piggyback directly into Aleph (no NET holdings); used Z39.50/MarcEdit for non-matches. Beth loaded file of 560 MARC records; about 300 remaining with no OCLC records found - need original/derived records.

   IFPRI research monograph (International Food Policy Research Institute)

Type

Monographic series ; free (low priority)

Description

Series heading: Research report (International Food Policy Research Institute); IFPRI research monograph ; 6-10 titles added per year

Source of package

International Food Policy Research Institute: http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A1463.1513

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Check site periodically

Manager / Cataloger

Daniel / Daniel ; copy cataloger on receipt of print

Frequency of updates

two or three times a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback

Native URL

 

getURL

none

Notes

 

Status

Sept. 2011: Daniel currently reviewing site.

   Safari Technical Books Online. O'Reilly books only

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

only those published by O'Reilly; coverage primarily 1999-present

Source of package

Proquest:  http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/?unicode=mit

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion ; vendor records available (including update files with additions and deletions) ; not OCLC records so do not use

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion ; or Z39.50/MarcEdit

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Check site periodically; To get updated title list, log in at: https://secure.safaribooksonline.com/bo3/BO_Booklinks.asp?AccountId=31718  (see Staff Vera user ID and password); click on reports to get report of new titles added within defined time period

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

three or four times a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/safari

Notes

 

Status

2004: initial load in 2004
Aug. 2008: titles added by Dan
Feb. 2011: got list of all titles in our collection as of 2/25/11, sent list of isbns to Beth for matching against Aleph
Mar. 2011: reviewed lists from Beth - piggybacked, Z39.50/MARCedit for new (records sent to Beth 3/14/11 for loading), merged print and eversions from 2004 load

   SEG eBooks Collection (Society of Exploration Geophysicists)

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Includes current and legacy publications ; 10-15 titles added per year

Source of package

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Check site periodically

Manager / Cataloger

Daniel / Daniel

Frequency of updates

two or three times a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/seg

Notes

 

Status

Sept. 2011: Daniel currently reviewing

   SIAM e-Books (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics)

Type

Collection set ; paid (by Lincoln Lab) 

Description

Access to SIAM books in all 14 of SIAM’s book series.

Source of package

SIAM: http://epubs.siam.org/ebooks/

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Loader

Source of records

OCLC MARC records set; standing order #92138

Method of acquiring records

Christine gets files

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Email sent to "eloading" when a file is available

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Loader

Frequency of updates

monthly

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/siam

Notes

 

Status

May 2011: MARC records ordered
June 2011: records loaded

   SPIE conference proceedings

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Series heading: Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering; print canceled in 2007; Access to: Vol. 1200 (1990)-present

Source of package

SPIE Digital Library: http://spiedigitallibrary.org/proceedings/

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion or Z39.50/MarcEdit

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Check site monthly

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

monthly

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook ; e-only from 2008-

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/spie

Notes

9/7/11: received announcement that SPIE Digital Library will be moving to a new platform June 2012 (away from Scitation).

Status

March. 2010: Ben used Z39.50/MARCedit to collect and batchload records for 2006-2009 proceedings; loaded Mar. 2010
Dec. 2010: Alyssa copy cataloged (piggybacked and e-only) 2010 proceedings
April-May 2011: Jen used Z39.50/MarcEdit to catalog 1990-2005 proceedings; loaded May 2011

   SPIE e-Books

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Series heading: SPIE monograph ; 15 to 20 added per year
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Source of package

SPIE Digital Library: http://spiedigitallibrary.org/ebooks/

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion ; vendor records available: http://spie.org/x37155.xml ; not OCLC records

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion using ISBNs extracted from vendor records

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing 

Method of notification

Jen receives email with MARC record set attached

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

once or twice a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook; newer titles e-only

Native URL

ex.: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/3.892101  or  http://spiedigitallibrary.org/ebooks/spie/field_guides/fg20
|

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/spie

Notes

9/7/11: received announcement that SPIE Digital Library will be moving to a new platform June 2012 (away from Scitation).
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Status

May 2011: downloaded full set of MARC records from vendor; extracted isbns; compared with Barton piggybacked as found, cataloged remainder manually
August 2011: cataloged 9 new titles - new additions from May-Aug.

   Stat!Ref

Type

Collection set ; paid
|

Description

Access to 11 titles (FY12 subscription)

Source of package

Teton Data Systems: http://online.statref.com/default.asp?grpalias=MIT

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Notices of additions or changes received via "New in Vera" emails from Sally

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

once a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback or ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/statref

Notes

Titles have records in Staff Vera

Status

Sept. 2011: up-to-date

   Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Purchased by Collection, each with about 100-125 titles when complete; as of 9/11, Collections I-III complete; Collection IV just starting to issue titles.

Source of package

Morgan and Claypool: http://www.morganclaypool.com ; http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/librarian_info

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Loader (Collection III and IV) ; Manual (Collection I and II)

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Source of records

OCLC MARC record set (Collection III order #92137; Collection IV not available yet) ; vendor records available ([http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/marc)
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>
]

Method of acquiring records

Christine gets file when receive notification

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing (as purchased; each collection is finite)

Method of notification

Email sent to "eloading" when file of records is released

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Loader

Frequency of updates

monthly

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook

Native URL

 

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getURL

[http://libraries.mit.edu/get/synthesis
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>
]

Notes

 

Status

2008: Collection I cataloged manually
April 2010: Collection II record cataloged manually in Barton
May 2011: ordered Collection III record set from OCLC
June 2011: Collection III records loaded into Barton
Sept. 2011: Collection IV record set not available yet from OCLC

   Women Writers Online

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Search under author heading: Brown University. Women Writers Project

Source of package

Brown University Women Writers Project: http://www.wwp.brown.edu/
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Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC MARC record set (incomplete; not up-to-date); OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing

Method of notification

Check site periodically; Title list available at: http://www.wwp.brown.edu/wwo/help/lib_help.html ; includes link to new title list.
|

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

once or twice a year

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

ebook

Native URL

ex.: http://www.wwp.brown.edu/texts/aikin.epistles.html
|

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/wwp

Notes

 

Status

May 2004: 190 records loaded
Sept. 2011: per OCLC: This set is incomplete and we do not expect to receive additional records.
Oct. 2011: review downloaded title file for missing titles to catalog

   World Bank eLibrary

Type

Collection set ; paid

Description

Includes books and Policy Research working papers series

Source of package

World Bank: [http://elibrary.worldbank.org/]

Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual / Batchload

Source of records

OCLC Connexion ; records available from vender (not OCLC)

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion ; Z29.50/MarcEdit

Ongoing or One-time

Ongoing
|

Method of notification

Check site monthly ; can get email or RSS alerts ; title list updated monthly (http://elibrary.worldbank.org/librarians)

Manager / Cataloger

Jen / Jen

Frequency of updates

monthly

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback and ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

http://libraries.mit.edu/get/elib

Notes

 

Status

April 2010: Ben used Z39.50/MarcEdit to load all titles up to April 2010
Sept. 2011: downloaded title list as of 110915 to pull out uncataloged new titles

   World Scientific Publishing. Chemistry Collection

Type

Collection set ; paid (one-time monograph order)

Description

Chemistry e-books  - 21 titles selected per Erja

Source of package

World Scientific Publishing:

http://ebooks.worldscinet.com/chemistry.shtml


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Records

 

Manual or Loader

Manual

Source of records

OCLC Connexion

Method of acquiring records

Catalog via Connexion

Ongoing or One-time

One-time

Method of notification


Manager / Cataloger

Daniel / Daniel

Frequency of updates

 

Cataloging

 

Method of cataloging

Piggyback or ebook

Native URL

 

getURL

none

Notes

 

Status

March 2011: titles cataloged
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