Updated 2019
General criteria for inclusion of e-serials in SFX and 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. Trial subscriptions are instead listed separately on the library site.
- Large collections of titles that do not yet appear in the global SFX KnowledgeBase are considered on a case-by-case basis to determine whether adding records for the individual titles is practicable. Local SFX targets may be created in cases where title/coverage lists are available.
PAST PRACTICE: 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; all free titles that appear in the SFX KnowledgeBase are activated without review.
For more information, consult the Serials and E-Resources Team (SeERs).