EJournals - New Purchases Checklist
Title of Journal/Package:
Check Ebsconet, Harrassowitz or consortium for availability, price, IP access, license requirement
If *we* need to do a new license, request it from Ebsco or Harrossowitz rep,
review
and negotiate
Create ALEPH bibliographic, item (status “on order”) and standing order records (download bib if necessary see:
EJournals - Adding New Titles (MARCIt)
)
Note order on calendar to check for access
Activate at hosting platform if necessary. Information could be through eleres notification. Can check with vendor (EBSCONet, NERL, etc.)
Add host stanza to proxy server configuration file
Activate in SFX Knowledgebase.
Activate target and target service if necessary, editing fields in these edit screens, checking ILL rights, etc. See
SFX Targets - Activating
.
Activate the object portfolio, checking date threshold and access.
If no object portfolio is available, search for the object and add a local portfolio. Report to SFX and track or ask Catherine to do so.
Note: SFX activation of ejournals will also provide “View Now” access in WCL when an SFX file is loaded.
If fulltext is NOT permitted on ereserve, notify EReserves
If password-only access, add to Wiki
Usernames & Passwords
If password-only access, submit webhelp ticket with request for addition to page at
http://www.library.umass.edu/restricted/index.html
Debit selector credits if appropriate (W\Departmental_Folders\Acquisitions\FY(xx)_selector_credits.xls)
Add Technical Support, administrative and usage site (if new) contact and login info to Google Contacts.
Notify selector and or faculty requestor when resource is live.
When completed, send to Christine Turner for eleres blog posting.