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From: Sharon Propas <swp_at_stanford.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:55:37 -0800
At Stanford we have developed a tool for loading pdfs into our digital archive. Its drawback is that it is good only for the equivalent of single volume monographs. No serials, multivolume set, or books saved as separate pdfs for each chapter. We are willing to share. If you want to know more about the EEMs (Everyday Electronic Materials) tool, you can contact me at swp_at_stanford.edu. I can send you more detail or put you in contact with one of the developers.
Sharon Propas
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From: Christine Ryan <ryanchr_at_clemson.edu>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 17:16:05 +0000
It must be the week for pdf purchases, as we, too, are getting a plethora of these requests.
>From a workflow point of view, who in your organizations is responsible for loading these .pdf files onto your server (IT, Acquisitions, Cataloging, Other?) – and why that person, how’s it working out?
All input appreciated!
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Christine E. Ryan
Electronic Resources Librarian; Associate Librarian
Clemson University Libraries
Phone: 864.656.5175
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From: "James Rodgers" <jrodgers_at_library.msstate.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:34:34 -0600
I do not catalog these, but here's an example from our OPAC. It's a freely available item, not a purchase. And I believe it was a downloaded OCLC MARC record.
100 1 Chowdhury, Anwarul K.
245 10 Geography against development|h[electronic resource] :|ba case for landlocked developing countries /|cby Anwarul K. Chowdhury and Sandagdorj Erdenebileg.
260 New York :|bUnited Nations,|c2006.
300 1 electronic document (187 p.) :|bPDF file
856 40 |uhttp://www.unohrlls.org/UserFiles/File/Publications/LLDC/05-33151_geography_sm.pdf|yFree online resources click here
James Rodgers
MA, MLS | Assistant Professor | Acquisitions | Mississippi State University Libraries | 395 Hardy Road | P.O. Box 5408 | Mississippi State, MS 39762 | 662-325-0778
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On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:16 AM, acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
Hello,
We recently encountered a situation where a faculty member requested that we purchase 4 print reference titles that included PDF downloads. Typically we only purchase electronic resources that are hosted on a vendor’s platform as we don’t have the server space to store these materials locally; however our IT department approved loading these PDF files onto our server since they were relatively small.
The problem that we are facing now is that our Cataloging department doesn’t know how to catalog these materials. There are no records for these items in OCLC, and it looks like our Catalogers will have to create unique records in-house. I was wondering if anyone else has experience with purchasing PDFs, or if you have a policy about purchasing this type of material. If you have purchased them, how do you catalog them?
Thanks,
Lindsay Barnett
Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Manager
College of Charleston, Addlestone Library
barnettlh_at_cofc.edu
( 843) 953-8009
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