Features
OPAC Updating Service
Update and maintain e-resources in your OPAC efficiently and effectively
Broad collection coverage
Provides comprehensive records for your electronic collection
Standardized yet flexible delivery options
Monthly updates: request updates only for records that have changed, or request all new records each delivery
Maintains data integrity
Maintains local cataloging practices so your records appear how you want them
OPAC agnostic
Works with most ILS systems
ILS-specific customizations
Makes bulk importing simple and error-free with ILS-specific edits or additions
Institution-specific customizations
Ensures that e-serials records match your existing MARC records and local cataloging standards
Single record representation
Aggregates all electronic holdings into a single online record, reducing the number of records required to depict e-serials your patrons need to review to find appropriate content
Highest quality bibliographic data
Put CONSER and Library of Congress records - including LC subject headings, linking fields, and enhanced title data - into your OPAC
Direct links to content and 856 links
Multiple options for URLs: either maintained completely in the bibliographic record, or through a Serials Solutions portal, which also offers includes usage statistics and simplified maintenance
Improved load times
Delivers faster uploads by using smaller upload files; traceable brief records streamline file content
Unicode compliant
Supports Unicode for global capability
OpenURL citation linking
Gives patrons a direct path to entering a citation for returning leading to full-text articles by adding an OpenURL link in an 856 field
Group records
Libraries with a shared OPAC can deliver e-journal data reveal branch links to patrons with library-specific hosted 856 links to patrons