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 |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
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; Z39.50/MarcEdit for backlog or large updates |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Jennifer receives e-mail alerts when update files of MARC records available |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Three or four times a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book; e-only from 2010-present |
Native URL |
ex. http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR768.html |
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getURL |
None |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
RAND |
Notes |
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Status |
June 2011: downloaded base file of records for titles from 1978-2010; 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.
Nov. 2011: downloaded update file "16 Oct. 2010-15 April 2011"; pulled out 2011 titles; downloaded update file "16 April 2011-15 Sept. 2011"; used Z39.50/MarcEdit to catalog
April 2012: downloaded update file "16 Sept. 2011-15 Mar 2012"; cataloged via MarcEdit
Aug. 2012: downloaded update file "16 Mar 2012-15 June 2012"; cataloged via MarcEdit
Jan. 2013: downloaded update file "16 June 2012-15 Sept. 2012"; cataloged manually; cataloged 181 older titles previously not found in OCLC using MarcEdit
Feb. 2013: downloaded update file "16 Sept 2012-15 Dec 2012"; cataloged 17 titles manually
Apr. 2013: downloaded update file "16 Dec 2012-15 Mar 2013"; cataloged 14 titles manually
Aug. 2013: downloaded update file "16 Mar 2013-15 June 2013"' cataloged 35 titles via MarcEdit
11/14/13: downloaded update file "16 June 2013-15 Sept 2013"; cataloged 32 titles via MarcEdit |
Reviews in engineering geology
Type |
Monographic series ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 16 (2005)-present ; 1-2 titles added per year; print canceled after v. 20
Series heading: Reviews in Engineering Geology |
Source of package |
Geological Society of America: http://reg.gsapubs.org/ |
Records |
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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 ; email alerts and RSS feeds available |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback; with v. 21, e-book only |
Native URL |
ex.: http://reg.gsapubs.org/content/20 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gsa-eng |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
GSA-Geology |
Notes |
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Status |
Sept. 18, 2012: no more vols. added.
June 2011: up-to-date ; last vol. cat. #20 |
Royal Society of Chemistry E-books
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Backfile 1968-2011; Front files purchased yearly (2012-2013) ; Title lists with expected publication dates: http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/eBooks/licensinginfo.asp |
Source of package |
Royal Society of Chemistry: http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/atoz.asp |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual or batch |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion ; or Z39.50 via MarcEdit |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Notification of front file purchase via "New in Vera" email |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
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Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
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Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/rsc-ebooks |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
RSC |
Notes |
Need to activate SFX Target for each year purchased ; see Vera #1160431 |
Status |
May 2013: Activated SFX Target (only 8 titles so far) - edwardsj
Feb. 12, 2013: 2012 frontlist cataloged (based on two spreadsheets, tentative one from NERL and one from website http://www.rsc.org/image/2012%20ebook%20list%20FINAL_tcm18-213570.pdf). To check the possibility to order RSC sets of records from OCLC for new ebooks.
Feb. 7, 2013: 28 new e-titles added to Barton for 2011.
Jan. 2013: 2013 front file purchased; waiting for title list
Sept. 27, 2012: cat. 27 titles from the 71-item 2012 list (= 29 items) forwarded by Charlene in the spring; 6 cat as serial (updated NET summary holdings accordingly); the rest of the list not published yet; Charlene will check with NERL for an updated list.
May 2012: Cataloged the backfile 1968-2011 (364 piggybacked to mono titles; 75 loaded as new e-monos; the rest is made of individual volumes we cat. as serials--all all them were checked one by one, and summary NET holdings updated accordingly)
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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 |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
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; Z39.50/MarcEdit for backlog |
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 #5836 for user ID and password); click on reports to get report of new titles added within defined time period |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Three or four times a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/safari |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
Safari |
Notes |
Update processing notes: download the update file of MARC records to edit in MarcEdit; download full title list spreadsheet - includes all titles MIT has access to and those we no longer get.
Note new titles cataloged on title list; check previous update for uncat titles and catalog; check Access = no titles in Barton and remove if needed. |
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 e-versions from 2004 load
Oct. 2011: downloaded titles list added from 2/25/11 to 10/27/11; sent MarcEdit records for loading to Beth 10/31/11
March 2012: downloaded full title list; updated file with information from previous checks; activated in SFX; manually cataloged 20 titles; about 115 new titles not in OCLC yet
July 2012: downloaded full title list; updated file with info from last check; sent 146 MarcEdit records for loading to Beth (7/20); activated in SFX.
Jan. 2013: downloaded full title list; compared with main spreadsheet and added new additions; 147 titles not in OCLC yet; activated available portfolios in SFX
Aug. 2013: downloaded full title list; compared with main spreadsheet and added new additions and activated available portfolios in SFX |
SIAM e-Books
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 |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader |
Source of records |
OCLC collection set; monthly standing order set up May 2011 |
Method of acquiring records |
Christine gets files from OCLC when receive notification |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Email sent to "eloading" when a file is available |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Loader ; Daniel manually reviews fallout logs and catalogs/updates records as needed |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/siam |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
SIAM |
Notes |
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Status |
May 1, 2013: As OCLC did not provide sets since January 2011, requested up-to-date e-books list from Arlette Liberatore (SIAM); currently we have 400 SIAM titles in Aleph, all of them with 946 and 956 fields. Found three piggybacked titles no longer available online--URLs deleted, holdings updated. (Done by Daniel per Jen's request)
May 2011: MARC records ordered
June 2011: records loaded |
Smithsonian global sound
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Collection of almost 3000 sound recordings |
Source of package |
Alexander Street Press: http://glmu.alexanderstreet.com/ |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader |
Source of records |
OCLC collection set; monthly standing order set up May 2013 |
Method of acquiring records |
Christine gets files from OCLC when receive notification |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Email sent to "eloading" when a file is available |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Loader ; Daniel manually reviews fallout logs and catalogs/updates records as needed |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/globalsound |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
GlobalSound |
Notes |
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Status |
May 2013: new collection set ordered 5/16/13 |
SPIE conference proceedings
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 1 (1963)-present; print canceled in 2007
Series heading: Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering |
Source of package |
SPIE Digital Library: http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/ |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload for large files |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion; Z39.50/MarcEdit for large backlog |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Check site monthly |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book ; e-only from 2008-present |
Native URL |
old platform ex.: http://spiedigitallibrary.org/proceedings/resource/2/psisdg/6040/1
New platform ex.:
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/spie |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
SPIEProc |
Notes |
9/7/11: received announcement that SPIE Digital Library will be moving to a new platform June 2012 (away from Scitation).
April 2012: received announcement that v.1-1200 will be available soon.
Aug. 2012: New platform/site launched 8/22/12; Now have access to v.1-1199 (previously just v. 1200-present).
Base URLs have changed but permanent redirects are in place
Migration FAQ
Aug. 2012: SPIE having migration/redirect issues, including DOIs, PDFs; serials links in Aleph not redirecting; may need change links |
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
Jan. 2012: cataloged new additions up to v. 8206
May 2012: cataloged new additions up to v. 8351; 22 titles not in OCLC yet.
August 2012: cataloged new additions up to v. 8441; cataloged v. 1-1199 - mostly batch piggybacking.
Feb. 2013: cataloged new additions up v. 8564; cataloged/piggybacked older serial issues; updated serials links (no title link available so added each vol. link)
June 2013: cataloged new additions up to v. 8796 |
SPIE e-Books
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Series heading: SPIE monograph ; 15 to 20 added per year |
Source of package |
SPIE Digital Library: http://spiedigitallibrary.org/ebooks/http://ebooks.spiedigitallibrary.org/books.aspx |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion; vendor records available at http://spie.org/x84385.xml (but not OCLC records) |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion using ISBNs extracted from vendor records sent via email |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Jennifer receives email from vendor with MARC records attached |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Two or three times e a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book; newer titles e-only |
Native URL |
ex.: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/3.892101 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/spie |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
SPIEBooks |
Notes |
9/7/11: received announcement that SPIE Digital Library will be moving to a new platform June 2012 (away from Scitation).
Aug. 2012: New platform/site launched 8/22/12; base URLs changed but permanent redirects are in place. |
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.
November 2011: cataloged 1 new title (Nov. update)
Jan. 2012: cataloged 3 new titles (Dec. update)
April 2012: cataloged 2 new titles (Mar. update)
May 2012: cataloged 1 new title (April update)
August 2012: cataloged 2 new titles (June update)
Feb. 2013: cataloged 8 new titles (Jan. update)
Apr. 2013: cataloged 3 new titles (Mar. update)
Aug. 2013: cataloged 7 new titles (July update) |
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 |
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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 |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Once a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/statref |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
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 May 2013, Collections I-IV complete. |
Source of package |
Morgan and Claypool: http://www.morganclaypool.com; http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/librarian_info |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader (Collection III and IV) ; Manual (Collection I and II) |
Source of records |
OCLC collection sets ; (vendor records available (http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/marc) but not using) |
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 |
Jennifer / Loader ; Daniel manually reviews fallout logs and catalogs/updates records as needed |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/synthesis |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
SynthesisOne ; SynthesisTwo ; SynthesisThree ; SynthesisFour |
Notes |
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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
May 2013: ordered Collection IV record set from OCLC; complete in one order. |
University of Adelaide Press
Type |
Collection set ; free; open access |
Description |
20-50 open access titles from the Press; does not include Barr Smith Press on same site |
Source of package |
University of Adelaide Press: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/ |
Records |
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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 |
Jake / Jake |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
E-book only |
Native URL |
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getURL |
none |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
Adelaide |
Notes |
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Status |
Nov. 2012: received request to catalog these titles from Millicent Gaskell
Feb. 2013: |
Women and Social Movement International
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Contains the writings of women activists, their personal letters and diaries, and the proceedings of conferences at which pivotal decisions were made |
Source of package |
Alexander Street Press: http://wasi.alexanderstreet.com |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader |
Source of records |
OCLC collection set (new order set up Oct. 5, 2012) |
Method of acquiring records |
Christine gets file when receive notification |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Email sent to "eloading" when file of records is released |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Loader ; Daniel manually reviews fallout logs and catalogs/updates records as needed |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
E-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/wmsi |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
WomenInternational |
Notes |
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Status |
Oct. 2012: new database; OCLC Collection set was ordered on 10/5/12 |
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/ |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader / Manual |
Source of records |
OCLC collection set (loaded May 2004; 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 |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://www.wwp.brown.edu/texts/aikin.epistles.html |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/wwp |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
WomenWriters |
Notes |
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Status |
May 2004: 190 records loaded
Sept. 2011: per OCLC: "This set is incomplete and we do not expect to receive additional records."
Nov. 2011: reviewed title list and cataloged 125 additions via MarcEdit; 19 titles need original cataloging.
Jan. 2013: reviewed title list; some titles no longer available - removed from Barton; no new additions; a few titles still have no OCLC records |
Woodhead. Complete Energy and Environmental Technology Collection
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Includes all books in this collection. |
Source of package |
Woodhead Publishing: http://www.woodheadpublishingonline.com/books/?Subject=Energy+and+Environmental+Technology |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion; Z29.50/MarcEdit for large batches |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Check site periodically |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jake / Jake |
Frequency of updates |
Three or four times a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/woodhead |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
Woodhead |
Notes |
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Status |
June 2013: new collection
July 2013: Jake started cataloging titles |
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 |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion (records available from vendor--either print OCLC records for print converted to e-versions, or vendor-created -- Do Not Use) |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion; Z29.50/MarcEdit for large batches |
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 |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/elib |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
WorldBank-Books ; WorldBank-Papers |
Notes |
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Status |
April 2010: Ben used Z39.50/MarcEdit to load all titles up to April 2010
Jan. 2012: downloaded complete book title list as of 120127; compared to Barton and piggybacked/cataloged new titles; 18 titles need original records
Feb. 2012: downloaded complete title list for Policy Research working papers as of 12020; records loaded in March 2012; 1360 titles need original records
July 2012: downloaded title lists for books and WPS; compared to previous files; cataloged new titles.
Jan. 2013: downloaded title lists for books and WPS; compared to previous files; cataloged new titles.
June 2013: downloaded title lists for books and WPS; compared to previous files; cataloged new titles. |
World Scientific Publishing. Chemistry Collection
Type |
Collection set ; paid (one-time monograph order) |
Description |
Chemistry e-books; 21 titles selected by Erja |
Source of package |
World Scientific Publishing: http://ebooks.worldscinet.com/chemistry.shtml |
Records |
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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 |
Wait for notification from Charlene or Erja that a title has been purchased. |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
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Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback or e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
None |
Project identifier (946 $m) |
WorldScientificChem |
Notes |
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Status |
August 2, 2012: the 21st title (last) cataloged--"Recent trends in surface and colloid science"
August 2011: 20 titles from the Chemistry package cataloged
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