From: Steven Harris <srharris_at_unm.edu>
I wonder about the licensing issues for this. Generally, if you purchase a single PDF ebook, you are not getting rights for distribution. Or are we only talking about free PDFs? Or you’ve made some kind of arrangement?
--Steven Harris
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> 1) -----
> 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
> 2) -----
> 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!
> **************************************************
> Christine E. Ryan
> Electronic Resources Librarian; Associate Librarian
> Clemson University Libraries
> Phone: 864.656.5175
> 3) -----
> 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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