From: Bonnie Jean Cox <bjcox_at_pop.uky.edu>
Are the rest of the libraries who had customized gateway subsidized patron
ordering with UnCover currently without any service since the transition to
ingenta? How are other libraries handling this? From the last message from
ingenta I had today, it seems possible that the final version of the
database/service might not be ready by the beginning of the fall semester
("We will be sending your beta with a list of the titles that have not
matched the ingenta/UnCover database (for blocking purposes) within the
next several weeks" is what we've been told). Although usage has lessened
since we have put up our electronic journals database, the UnCover service
was still receiving steady use and patrons are certainly missing it.
I don't know that there's an answer to what has happened, but I'm
interested whether others are considering dropping this part of ingenta
based on this troublesome beginning, or if they have more inventive solutions.
Bonnie Jean Cox
Electronic Resources Librarian
2-1 William T. Young Library
Lexington, KY 40506
Telephone: 859-257-0500x2120
FAX 859-257-0505
EMail: bjcox_at_pop.uky.edu
Received on Tue Jul 17 2001 - 12:42:20 EDT