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.
