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Post Cancellation Access Journal Collections To Improve Library Services, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck, Nat Gustafson-Sundell
Post Cancellation Access Journal Collections To Improve Library Services, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck, Nat Gustafson-Sundell
Library Services Publications
Post Cancellation Access (PCA) journal collections can improve library services. Other libraries can take better advantage of the PCA rights they negotiate and serve as better stewards of the rights they acquire. At the Electronic Resources Minnesota (ERMN) conference in 2022, we demonstrated how to create and maintain PCA collections using the Alma library management system. These collections are useful for several purposes and contribute directly to how we perform holdings analysis.
In this Charleston 2023 presentation, we demonstrate both how to create these collections and how to use them to support core library functions, including collection development and even …
Post Cancellation Access Collections To Improve Er Troubleshooting And Collection Development, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck
Post Cancellation Access Collections To Improve Er Troubleshooting And Collection Development, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck
Library Services Publications
Post Cancellation Access Collections to Improve ER Troubleshooting and Collection Development
At Minnesota State University, Mankato, we actively maintain and reconcile Post Cancellation Access (PCA) Collections in the Alma Library Management System (LMS). These collections enable us to distinguish permanent holdings from leased holdings, which would go away if we stopped subscribing. In consequence, (1) our troubleshooting burden is reduced, (2) we can judge the value of our subscriptions more accurately, and (3) we can pursue collection development projects and reporting more quickly, with deeper understanding.
We will demonstrate our process to gather information from vendors and to set up …