SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• Aberystwyth University (18 Nov 11)
  
• Birmingham University (22 Nov 11)
• CONSER (23 Nov 11)
• Durham University (24 Nov 11)
• Edinburgh University (21 Nov 11)
• Leicester University (16 Nov 11)
• Liverpool University (22 Nov 11)
  
• London School of Economics and Political Science (07 Nov 11)
• Newcastle University (17 Nov 11)
• Queen Mary, University of London (15 Nov 11)
• Royal Institute of British Architects (10 Nov 11)
• Royal Society (15 Nov 11)
• Southampton University (20 Nov 11)
• Swansea University (15 Nov 11)
• Trinity College Dublin (01 Nov 11)
• University of the West of England (UWE) (23 Nov 11)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

New SUNCAT demonstration video

Another new short video is available on the SUNCAT website. It is a step-by-step demonstration of SUNCAT, highlighting the search options and how to view Table of Contents and access full-text articles of selected journals found via the service.

As mentioned in a blog post last month, there is also a short video available in which Natasha Aburrow-Jones, SUNCAT Project Officer, describes SUNCAT, including its coverage, functionality and features.

We hope both of these productions will help you get the most out of SUNCAT and also introduce and promote the service to users. If you have any questions about the videos, or the service in general, please contact the EDINA helpdesk at edina@ed.ac.uk.

Case studies demonstrate SUNCAT's impact

Three case studies have been added to the SUNCAT website. These highlight the impact that SUNCAT has had on the work of three different organisations:

- UK Research Reserve (UKRR): SUNCAT used to identify duplication of journal holdings, so enabling libraries to free up space
- North West Libraries Interlending Partnership: SUNCAT used to locate journal articles, hence increasing the supply rates of inter-library loan requests
- Loughborough University Library: SUNCAT provides bibliographic data for upgrading journal records, therefore improving resource discovery

Please take a few minutes to read the studies and discover how you might use SUNCAT to improve or facilitate your services. If you have any questions about the case studies, or would be interested in creating one, please contact the EDINA helpdesk at edina@ed.ac.uk.

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last couple of days. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• CONSER (16 Nov 11)
• ISSN (11 Nov 11)
• Society of Antiquaries of London (15 Nov 11)
• Southampton University (13 Nov 11)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

Two new Libraries contributing to SUNCAT

The University of Bradford and the Royal Asiatic Society are the latest Libraries to have been added to SUNCAT. This makes a total of five new Libraries processed in 2011 so far, with the total number in SUNCAT now being 82, plus CONSER, ISSN and DOAJ.

The University of Bradford Library collection supports the research and teaching functions of the seven ‘academic’ schools, which each cover a broad range of specialisms: Computing, Informatics and Media; Engineering, Design and Technology; Health Studies; Life Sciences; Lifelong Education and Development; Management; and Social and International Studies. Just over 16,500 serial records have been loaded into SUNCAT.

The Royal Asiatic Society was founded in 1823 and received its Royal Charter from King George IV in 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. The Library contains books and journals on a wide variety of subjects concerning Asia, including the Middle East and, to a lesser extent, Islamic North Africa. The Collections include Persian, Arabic, Pali, Sanskrit, Malay and Javanese manuscripts. Most of the resources are in the area of the humanities. Sciences and ethnography are covered only peripherally. The Library has provided SUNCAT with just over 490 serial records.

Take a look at SUNCAT for the full range of Contributing Libraries and their extensive journal holdings.

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• CONSER (09 Nov 11)
• Directory of Open Access Journals (10 Nov 11)
• Essex University (04 Nov 11)
• Exeter University (04 Nov 11)
• Glasgow University (07 Nov 11)
• Royal Society of Medicine (04 Nov 11)
• St Andrews University (03 Nov 11)
• University College London (08 Nov 11)
• Warwick University (08 Nov 11)
• York University (07 Nov 11)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• Bristol University (02 Nov 11)
• CONSER (02 Nov 11)
• Kent University (01 Nov 11)
• London Business School (01 Nov 11)
• Manchester University (25 Oct 11)
• National Library of Scotland (02 Nov 11)
• Nottingham University (01 Nov 11)
• Open University (20 Oct 11)
• Queen's University Belfast (01 Nov 11)
• Southampton University (30 Oct 11)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.