Updated 2019
General criteria for inclusion of e-serials in
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the catalog:
- Content must be full text, not just abstracts or tables of contents, and not just selected issues/sections. (A very few exceptions have been made.)
- Access must be expected to be somewhat stable and ongoing, and a stable URL must be available
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- Large collections of titles that do not yet appear in the
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- Ex Libris Central KnowledgeBase (CKB) are considered on a case-by-case basis to determine whether adding records for the individual titles is practicable. Local
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- e-collections may be created in Alma in cases where title
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- lists, including coverage information and URLs, are available.
PAST PRACTICE:
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Formerly, it was also required that every title be "selected" — specifically ordered, or included with a print subscription, or part of a subscribed package. Free titles were only included upon request by a selector. This requirement no longer applies;
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titles that appear in various free collections in the
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CKB are automatically activated without review.
For more information, consult the Serials and E-Resources Team (SeERs).