eBook packages & series
This page includes details of the following packages or series:
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston working papers
- Filmakers Library Online
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Geological Society of America field guides
- Geological Society of America memoirs
- Geological Society of America special papers
- Geological Society of London memoirs
- Geological Society of London special publications
- Handbook of statistics
- Handbooks in economics online
- Human Rights Watch
- IAEA publications / International Atomic Energy Agency
- IEEE Xplore conference proceedings
- IEEE-Wiley eBooks
- IFPRI research monograph / International Food Policy Research Institute
- International Monetary Fund publications
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston working papers
Type |
Monographic series ; free (low priority) |
Description |
Access to 1991-present; 15-20 titles added per year |
Source of package |
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/wp/index.htm |
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 |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Mostly piggyback; new titles e-only |
Native URL |
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getURL |
None |
Notes |
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Status |
April 2011: up to date; about 120 titles need original cataloging |
Filmakers Library Online
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Collection of roughly 1,000 documentary films in a variety of subjects, available as streaming video. |
Source of package |
Alexander Street Press: http://flon.alexanderstreet.com |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader |
Source of records |
OCLC MARC record set; monthly standing order |
Method of acquiring records |
Christine gets file of records and loads using e-book loader |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Email sent to "eloading" list when a new set is available |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Loader |
Frequency of updates |
Several times a year |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-only |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/flon |
Notes |
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Status |
Jan. 2012: set up order; received first file; reviewing test load |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Collection of encyclopedias and reference works; individual titles selected by MIT |
Source of package |
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Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual |
Source of records |
Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog manually via Connexion |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Receive a "New in Vera" email from Sally when a title is purchased via ebooks email list. |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
As purchased |
Cataloging |
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Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gvrl |
Notes |
|
Status |
April 2011: up-to-date |
Geological Society of America field guides
Type |
Monographic series ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 1 (1999)-present ; 2-3 titles added per year |
Source of package |
Geological Society of America: http://fieldguides.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 |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://fieldguides.gsapubs.org/content/21 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gsa-field |
Notes |
|
Status |
June 2011 : up-to-date ; print issues for #17-21 not received yet |
Geological Society of America memoirs
Type |
Monographic series ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 186 (1995)-present; 2-3 titles added per year |
Source of package |
Geological Society of America: http://memoirs.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 |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://memoirs.gsapubs.org/content/207 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gsa-memoirs |
Notes |
|
Status |
June 2011: up-to-date ; last vol. cat. #207 |
Geological Society of America special papers
Type |
Monographic series ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 300 (1995)-present; 15-20 titles added per year |
Source of package |
Geological Society of America: http://specialpapers.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 |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback or e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://specialpapers.gsapubs.org/content/481 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gsa-sp |
Notes |
|
Status |
August 2011: up-to-date ; last volume cat. #477 |
Geological Society of London memoirs
Type |
Monographic series ; paid |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 1 (1958)-present ; 1-2 added per year |
Source of package |
Lyell Collection: http://mem.lyellcollection.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 ; can get email alerts of new additions |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/35/1.toc |
getURL |
none |
Notes |
|
Status |
Sept. 2011: up-to-date; last vol. cat. #35 |
Geological Society of London special publications
Type |
Monographic series ; paid (high priority) |
Description |
Access to: Vol. 1 (1964)-present ; 20 added per year; print currently received |
Source of package |
Lyell Collection : http://sp.lyellcollection.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 ; can get email alerts for new additions |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/356/1 |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/gslondon |
Notes |
|
Status |
May 2011: up-to-date ; last vol. cat. #355 |
Handbook of statistics
Type |
Monographic series ; paid (via Elsevier Ebooks subscription) |
Description |
A title in ScienceDirect Handbooks in Economics collection; each vol. covers different subjects |
Source of package |
Elsevier ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/handbooks/01697161 |
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 |
Email alert for new vols.; forward to Daniel |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
|
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/handstats |
Notes |
|
Status |
March 2011: up-to-date ; last vol. cat. v.29 ; v. 28 not on site yet (9/21/11) |
Handbooks in economics online
Type |
Collection set ; paid (vie Elsevier Ebooks subscription) |
Description |
ScienceDirect collection (link browses books only by H); most are cataloged as serials or multi-part monographs |
Source of package |
Elsevier ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/books/subscribed/h/; content type=handbook |
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 |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Once or twice a year |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
None |
Notes |
|
Status |
May 2011: up-to-date |
Human Rights Watch
Type |
Collection set ; free |
Description |
Print canceled for end of 2010 ; 100-120 titles added per year |
Source of package |
Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion / Z39.50/MarcEdit for large number of titles |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Check site monthly or bimonthly |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Bimonthly |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book; e-only beginning 2011 |
Native URL |
ex.: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/05/04/he-loves-you-he-beats-you-0 |
getURL |
None |
Notes |
|
Status |
Mar. 2011: reviewed site; Beth piggybacked 200+; loaded 230+ titles as new; remaining 800 titles need original cataloging. |
IAEA publications
Type |
Collection set ; free (with some print purchased) |
Description |
Consists of 35+ series, serials, and newsletters (see Notes below for details) |
Source of package |
International Atomic Energy Agency: http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Serial_Publications |
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 |
Jennifer / Jennifer |
Frequency of updates |
Three or four times a year |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
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getURL |
None |
Notes |
Met with Chris Sherratt 4/7/11 ; decided on following treatment for electronic versions: |
Status |
June-August 2011: most series up-to-date |
IEEE Xplore conference proceedings
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Over 12,000 proceedings; we have mixed practice of cataloging as serials and monographs which is tracked on spreadsheet (R:\SerCat\IEEE\IEEE Conferences); over 100+ e-serials backlog; piggybacked on print up to 2005, then e-only when IEEE stop distributing print to libraries; ongoing additions added weekly to spreadsheet; 50+ added weekly |
Source of package |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Manual / Local batchload |
Source of records |
OCLC Connexion |
Method of acquiring records |
Catalog via Connexion |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Check site weekly; Click on "What's New", select Conferences tab, then date (additions listed 2-3 times each week) |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Jennifer or Ben = catalogs serials ; Daniel or Mary Jeanne = catalogs new monographs |
Frequency of updates |
Ongoing |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book; e-only from 2006 |
Native URL |
IEEE recommends using their "purl" link format: |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ielx or http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ieee |
Notes |
When new titles are added to spreadsheet, Jen makes treatment decisions (serial or monograph). To find "new title" lists, click on "What's new" in lower left of home page; Click on "Conferences" tab. Select date. New title lists are posted 2-3 times per week. |
Status |
October 2010: backlog files of piggybacked titles and new records (custom sets created via MarcEdit) loaded; |
IEEE-Wiley eBooks
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
400+ Wiley books via the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; downloadable list of titles at: http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/subscriptions/prod/ieee_wiley_ebook.html |
Source of package |
IEEE Xplore: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkBrowse.jsp |
Records |
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Manual or Loader |
Loader |
Source of records |
OCLC collection set; monthly standing order |
Method of acquiring records |
Christine gets file from OCLC when receive notification; loads into Barton using ebook loader |
Ongoing or One-time |
Ongoing |
Method of notification |
Email sent to "eloading" list |
Manager / Cataloger |
Jennifer / Loader ; Daniel manually reviews fallout logs and catalogs/updates records as needed |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
ex.: |
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ieeebooks |
Notes |
Records come with: 856 $3 IEEE Xplore and $z MIT Access Only; 946 $m IEEE Xplore Books; 956 get URL |
Status |
Files loaded monthly |
IFPRI research monograph
Type |
Monographic series ; free (low priority) |
Description |
6-10 titles added per year |
Source of package |
International Food Policy Research Institute: http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A1463.1513 |
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 |
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. |
International Monetary Fund publications
Type |
Collection set ; paid |
Description |
Includes series:
|
Source of package |
International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org/external/pubind.htm |
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 frequently; can get email alerts of new titles |
Manager / Cataloger |
Daniel / Daniel |
Frequency of updates |
Monthly |
Cataloging |
|
Method of cataloging |
Piggyback and e-book |
Native URL |
|
getURL |
http://libraries.mit.edu/get/imf |
Notes |
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Status |
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