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SUNCAT - towards implementation

SUNCAT - towards implementation. Tony Kidd Glasgow University Library [t.kidd@lib.gla.ac.uk]. SUNCAT. Rationale Origins SUNCAT organisation Timetable Methodology. Rationale. User demand - location Humanities/Social Sciences Print collections but also electronic Visits

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SUNCAT - towards implementation

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  1. SUNCAT - towards implementation Tony Kidd Glasgow University Library [t.kidd@lib.gla.ac.uk]

  2. SUNCAT • Rationale • Origins • SUNCAT organisation • Timetable • Methodology UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  3. Rationale • User demand - location • Humanities/Social Sciences • Print collections • but also electronic • Visits • access to collections • holdings • Document delivery UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  4. Rationale • Library demand - record source • Record quality variations • Bibliographic • Holdings • Source(s) for records required • Importance of record exchange • OpenURL ramifications UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  5. Rationale • JOIN-UP [http://www.edina.ac.uk/projects/joinup/index.shtml] • Seamless access to journals/journal articles • Databases • Current awareness services - ZETOC • Xgrain/ZBLSA/Docusend/ZETOC • JISC Information Environment • Research Support Libraries Group [http://www.rslg.ac.uk/] • February 2003 Final Report • Recommendation • “expedite a national serials catalogue (SUNCAT) to launch state” • Exploitation and rationalisation UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  6. Origins • World List of Scientific Periodicals, 1900-1960 • BUCOP – British Union Catalogue of Periodicals, 1955-1980 • UKNUC Feasibility Study, 2000-April 2001 • Final report [http://www.uknuc.shef.ac.uk/NUCrep.pdf] • Serials report [http://www.uknuc.shef.ac.uk/NUCser.pdf] • SUKNUC • £880K • SUNCAT scoping study, Spring 2002 [http://www.rslp.ac.uk/circs/2002/suncat.doc] UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  7. Origins • Existing serials catalogues • COPAC [http://www.copac.ac.uk/] • SALSER [http://edina.ed.ac.uk/salser/] • University of London Union List of Serials [http://www.m25lib.ac.uk/ULS/] UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  8. SUNCAT organisation • Invitation to Tender for Provision of a National Serials Union Catalogue, Oct 2002 • £700K over two years • JISC + RSLP • Contract awarded Feb 2003 UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  9. SUNCAT organisation • ITT Background • “The key users of the SUNCAT catalogue are expected to be researchers at all levels, inside and outside of UK Higher Education, for whom the catalogue will provide a mechanism for identifying the location of holdings of serials of interest to them held outside their home institution. The catalogue is also expected to have applicability for learning, particularly at undergraduate level but also beyond into the life long learning context. For librarians and contributing libraries SUNCAT will provide a centralised catalogue of high quality bibliographic records for serials held in UK libraries, and a mechanism whereby they can replace their own local records with standardised high quality records obtained from the central database.” UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  10. SUNCAT organisation • EDINA lead partner [http://www.edina.ac.uk/projects/] • Overall leadership/technical input • Peter Burnhill, Project Director • Leah Halliday, Project Manager • Ex Libris • ALEPH 500 • California Digital Library • Edinburgh University Library • User requirements/liaison • Liz Stevenson • ‘Associate partners’ • National Library of Scotland • Glasgow University Library • Universities of Oxford/Cambridge UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  11. SUNCAT organisation • Steering Committee • Chair: Derek Law, Strathclyde • JISC • CURL • British Library • Bibliographic Quality Advisory Group • NLS/Cambridge/Oxford/Edinburgh/ Glasgow • Slawek Rozenfeld • 28 March UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  12. Timetable • Phase 1 • Feb 2003 – Dec 2004 • ‘critical start-up mass of titles’ • c20 libraries • ‘Trial service’ followed by ‘Early start service’ during Phase 1 • Phase 2 • Jan 2005 – Dec 2006 • ‘Full working service’ • c200 libraries • Including ‘specialised’ libraries e.g. learned societies etc UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  13. Phase 1 libraries British Library National Lib Scotland National Lib Wales Queens Univ Belfast Univ Birmingham Univ Bristol Univ Cambridge Univ Durham Univ Edinburgh Univ Glasgow Imperial College Univ Leeds LSE Univ Manchester Univ Nottingham Univ Oxford Univ Southampton UCL Univ Wales, Cardiff Univ Warwick Timetable UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  14. Methodology • Prime record sources • CONSER – Cooperative Online Serials programme – MARC21 records [http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/] • Library of Congress • + c30 members, mostly US • National Library of Canada • Hong Kong Univ Sci Tech • National Library of Wales • ISSN International Centre [http://www.issn.org/] UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  15. Methodology • Initial additional sources • National Library of Scotland • University of Cambridge • University of Oxford • SUNCAT will be accessible to all, available as record source for participating libraries UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  16. Methodology • Ex Libris • California Digital Library [http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=pe] • Load and merge(?) CONSER and ISSN files • Match and add files from Phase 1 libraries • Matching algorithms – ISSN, key title • Updates on batch basis • Systems Analysis meeting 10-11 April UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  17. Methodology • Initial concentration on bib records • ISSNs, incl titles without ISSNs • Holdings records vital, but of mixed quality… • Print and electronic records/holdings • Electronic access • BALSA – OpenURL resolver service • Rights Evaluation Mechanism • Document delivery - Docusend UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  18. Methodology • Holdings statement examples • 1996- 1- • 1963-1976 23-36 • 40-58, 1967-85 • Notes: Library holds: March 2001- (print), Vol 1, Oct 2000- (electronic) • Vol.14- , 1992- • Vols.11-13, 1989-1991. • 1(1992)- • 6(1972/73)- • [1](1984)-3(1985) • 5 NOS.1-4(1967-70) • 1985- • 1(1949)-5(1967) • 1(1968)-7(1974/77) • Vol. 8 (1994) to date • Vol. 13 (1955) to Vol. 30 (1973) • Numbering Vol.107-111 1985-1989 • Library holds: Winter 1994- • Numbering 1991 UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

  19. SUNCAT • “A keystone in the virtual walls of the digital library for the UK.” UKSG Conference, 7-9 April 2003 - SUNCAT

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