RE: URLs in check-in boxes

["Richards, Karen" <krichards@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I can see doing this for some journals. For example, the journal Pediatrics
has e-pages for each issue and it is very hard to find them unless you have
the actual issue in hand. We found out this the hard way when we discovered
the bindery had 'eliminated'  the cover with the URL's.
On the other hand, we are part of a consortium and are limited on the amount
of check-in records each library can have. Once the item is bound, the
check-in record is 're-used' within the next year.

I agree I would not want to do this for any ejournals that I do not have in
paper format - that is the luxury of not having to check them in.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mary Grenci [SMTP:mgrenci@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, July 28, 2000 12:06 PM
> To:	INNOPAC@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	URLs in check-in boxes
> 
> While we are on the subject of URLs in records other than bibliographic
> records, I understand that with Millennium Serials it will be possible to
> insert an 856 into a check-in box (or check-in line) in order to provide a
> direct link to a particular serial issue. I am having trouble
> understanding 
> when (or perhaps why) this might be desirable. 
> 
> Some thoughts I have on why this would not be desirable:
> 
> Public display: surely this will simply clutter up the screen with a lot
> of useless links when the resource is easily available via one link to
> a list of issues, or the journal homepage, or whatever. _If_ the link is
> made directly from the designator, rather than an inserted URL or note
> field, this might not be a problem. (Does anyone know if this is the
> case?)
> 
> Maintenance: We do not check-in web journals, so perhaps that is why
> the maintenance issue looms large in my mind. Even if you do check-in
> electronic journals though, is it worth taking the extra time to insert a
> URL each time? Again, the link to the journal takes you right where you
> need to be and adding this step to the checkin process seems redundant and
> time-consuming.
> 
> I would be very interested in hearing what others think about these and
> other issues related to inserting a link for each, individual journal
> issue.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Mary
> 
> ******************************
> Mary Grenci
> Serials Catalog Librarian
> Knight Library
> 1299 University of Oregon
> Eugene, OR 97403-1299
> 
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