Notes from sherif
Proquest Enhancement Group held 17th December 2020.
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Sherif
member libraries
o
Adam
Edwards – Middlesex University London (Chair)
o
Amanda
Quimby - University of Birmingham
o
Michelle Perrott – University of Northampton
o
Rachel
Scott – University of Reading
o
Sarah
Davies – University of Nottingham (Minutes)
o
Sarah
Lowe - University of Brighton
o Wendy Mears – Open University
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Proquest/ExLibris
o Cristina Blanca Sancho
o Jed Gilmore
o Martin Büscher
o
Rebecca Ursell
o
Robert Bley
o Scott McCarthy
o
Gavin
Brindley – Coventry University
o Helen Monagle –
University of Salford – resignation
Helen is now
standing down from her place on the group and so a replacement is
required. Action Adam Edwards to
advertise this in the new year.
o
Louise
Koch L.Koch@mmu.ac.uk
o
David
Lockley D.Lockley@salford.ac.uk covering for Helen Monagle for this meeting
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When are Proquest going
to update Summon to APA 7th please? Ongoing case open via our Library Systems
Manager but no news as yet.
Response Robert Bley: Custom citation styles
will be addressed in (summer?) 2021, although trying to do APA sooner. Await more
news Jan/Feb 2021. Action: ExLibris
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At
the moment, we have to write to our normal customer services rep with requests
and then often don’t hear back from them. As we’re getting more requests for
titles as ebooks but not finding them, this would be helpful in expanding the
ebook repertoire.
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Could
Proquest set up a process where we could view progress on requests? E.g.
request form / page on Oasis or a dedicated email for requests, available to
anyone with a Proquest or Oasis login.
Response Rebecca Ursell: Liaised with Coutts. Sought clarification; If the form is
in Oasis as well as eBook Central, is the request to make an ebook available on
other platforms too? Agreement from the Group that improved ability to track
progress to support academic liaison is desirable. Action Louise Koch: post
on Ideas Exchange.
6.1
Requesting official contract for a new resource, particularly multi-year
agreements – University of Birmingham: No timeframe yet but will get into
development process. Action:
Proquest
Update Jed Gilmore: Proquest
does not use a contract management system. Works at order level; no concept of
an institutional portfolio. However, can do this manually on request. Agreement
in Group that it would be useful to have a view of everything an institution
subscribes to. Action Amanda Quimby: post on Ideas Exchange.
6.2 Proquest
eBook and Franchised partners – Middlesex University: Clarification provided around the
franchised partners and how students gain controlled access to resources from
other providers. Issues are licensing and giving access to a portion of
subscribed materials to particular users. Coventry has a license extension for
ebook central content. Rebecca will
investigate. Action Rebecca Ursell.
Update
Rebecca
Ursell: Outlined a
new form defining authorised
users and the circumstances under which institutions can give access to
subscribed content. Confirmation checklist to ensure students meet criteria. Includes
a section approved by Proquest lawyers around access conditions. Is the form
clear and does it capture the pertinent points? Action Adam Edwards: Share
form and provide feedback by 15th January 2021 [Form shared 5.1.21]
6.3 Deduping Academic Complete –
University of Nottingham: Also thinks there are workflows they can
help with to make process less cumbersome. Take offline. Action Rebecca Ursell/Sarah Davies.
Update
Rebecca
Ursell: Colleague
Louisa has been in touch with Jenny Hill, Acquisitions Librarian at Nottingham.
Carry action
forward to June 2021 meeting.
6.4 Community Zone
updates area – University of Nottingham:
Log this as a
bug in Saleforce. Action Sarah Davies
Update Sarah Davies: Case has only recently been raised. Carry action forward to June 2021 meeting.
6.5 O’Reilly ebooks collection – Open
University (Wendy): Advised to send examples to O’Reilly
Support. Proquest interested in seeing extent of the problem. Rebecca taking
granularity issue back. Action Rebecca
Ursell
Update
Wendy Mears: No
further issues but won’t be promoting this product. Impermanence of the content
makes it unsuitable for OU’s purposes. Action Proquest: Feedback to
O’Reilly
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ProQuest and ExLibris updates
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Slides shared after
the meeting
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AOB - None
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Date of next meeting: June 2021 - online