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SUNCAT at the University of Warwick Library

SUNCAT at the University of Warwick Library. Stuart Hunt 12 th September 2006. University of Warwick Library. £5.8M budget/£1.8M serials spend (2005/2006) 4,500 current print serial subscriptions Approx 15,000 ejournal subscriptions III Millennium CURL, [RLG], OCLC member.

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SUNCAT at the University of Warwick Library

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  1. SUNCAT at the University of Warwick Library Stuart Hunt 12th September 2006

  2. University of Warwick Library • £5.8M budget/£1.8M serials spend (2005/2006) • 4,500 current print serial subscriptions • Approx 15,000 ejournal subscriptions • III Millennium • CURL, [RLG], OCLC member

  3. SUNCAT involvement • Phase 1 contributing library • Alignment with Library strategy of making research collections widely available • Increase use of under-utilised materials (print serials) • Maximise access to ejournal collections • Source of bibliographic data

  4. Staffing • Initial Systems & Data Services involvement • Minimal Serials involvement • Contribution of data managed by Data Services • Communication with SUNCAT managed by Data Services

  5. Contribution to SUNCAT • Routine job in Data Services • 2 files bi-monthly • Latest serial bibs • All serials checkins/holdings • ftp direct from Millennium to SUNCAT

  6. Current use of SUNCAT • Resource discovery • ILL • One part of a larger process • e.g. Requires external ILL system

  7. Local issues • Deleting bibs • From Millennium vs. SUNCAT • Changeable content of ejournal packages • Record quality for print & ejournals • Highlights local quality issues • No checkin/holdings record for ejournals • No link in SUNCAT

  8. Bibliographic issues • Policy on single vs multiple records • When is a duplicate not a duplicate but another expression? • Database structure & duplicate control • Ejournals & third-party aggregators • Aggregator neutral vs multiple records • Ejournals & ERM systems • Licensed econtent

  9. Bibliographic issues • Criteria for inclusion/exclusion is a local decision • Continuing resources vs integrating resources • Bib levels ‘s’ & ‘i’ • Quality control

  10. Service issues • ‘Get’ services • Request – ILL • Access – econtent • SUNCAT operates at title level, researchers operate at article level • OpenURL appropriate copy linking

  11. Service issues • Open access & IRs • Policies & practices for inclusion/exclusion • Other (serial) union catalogues • UK • Europe • Worldwide

  12. Anticipated use of SUNCAT • More effective resource discovery • Increase in contributing libraries • For staff & users • Bibliographic data • Acquiring • Enriching • Local data clean-up

  13. Enhancement wish list • Export - z39.50 & Web • Publication patterns - MFHD export • FRBRised display • Integration with wider IE • Micro & macro scale • Metadata available via Google • Regional display of holdings

  14. stuart.hunt@warwick.ac.uk

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