Journal Search: Looking for a specific title? Using journal title or ISSN, quickly track down a journal and its coverage dates in the more than 500 electronic collections in the True Serials knowledge base.

Resource Comparison: Analyze titles, coverage dates and overlap for any two of the more than 500 collections in the True Serials knowledgebase.

Join Lauren Pinsley for a live demo of True Serials at your local 3Rs! Next week Lauren will be at METRO on 1/25, and at the Nassau Library System on 1/26. More dates

Attendance is free, but we do appreciate your advance registration; sign up now!

In 2008, Nylink entered into some conversations with librarians at SUNY about an open-source electronic resource management system called CUFTS, developed by Simon Fraser University. The system appeared to have tremendous potential and it was agreed that Nylink should develop a service based on the CUFTS platform. Nylink Program Development Team Leader Luke Williams and Senior Product Strategist Lauren Pinsley were assigned to this project, and have worked very hard over the past year to create and launch the service, with the goal of developing a comprehensive solution, for a single price that is the same for every library. After building an instance of the system on our own servers, developing the service and inputting our own electronic serials and database information and coming up with a name, it was determined that the best way to continue to develop and enhance the service was with a live pilot. The test group was five libraries. For the full text of the Q & A interview, please see p.5 of the most recent Nylink Connection (PDF).

Nylink has entered into a series of partnerships with like organizations to offer True Serials^TM on a national basis. Lyrasis, WiLS (Wisconsin Library Service), OHIONET, and MLNC (Missouri Library Network Corporation) have all signed on to distribute True Serials to their membership. Below is part of a press release from Lyrasis announcing the new partnership:

LYRASIS and Nylink are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will offer True Serials, a comprehensive serials holdings maintenance service to information organizations.

LYRASIS’ extensive product offerings now include True Serials by Nylink. Built on a knowledge base that includes over 500 database and serials aggregation packages, True Serials facilitates accurate inward and outward facing serials holdings and offers streamlined local holdings updates to common resource sharing platforms. "True Serials, the first of several new services Nylink will be introducing over the next year, represents a major step in fulfilling our commitment to offer low-cost, high-efficiency solutions and choices," said Dave Penniman, Executive Director of Nylink.

Core Services Include:
• Hosted Electronic Resources Management
• A-Z list service
• OpenURL Link Resolver
• Participation in Nylink’s group local holdings maintenance service
• Standard and customized statistical reports
• Optional MARC record services

"True Serials is an affordable option for any library. However, because the service is hosted, smaller libraries and libraries lacking an electronic resources librarian or serials librarian will experience a greater benefit," added Randy Bell, LYRASIS Program Development Manager.

We look forward to working with all of our new partners to offer this cost-effective hosted service to libraries across the US.

Get more information about True Serials, including demo dates (coming soon: live demos in NYC and Long Island).

The Lifecycle of Electronic Resources Series will help you to understand, manage and deal with electronic resources. Each self-paced class lasts two weeks and can be taken separately. The classes are taught in the ANGEL online learning environment, and participation in class discussions is highly encouraged. Click on the class title for a description and registration information.

1. Acquiring Electronic Resources: 9/14-9/25
2. Providing Access to Electronic Resources: 10/19-10/30
3. Administering Electronic Resources: 11/9-11/20
4. Providing Support for Electronic Resources: 11/30-12/11
5. Evaluating Electronic Resources: 2/3-2/13/2010

Instructor:
Karin Wikoff, MLS, Electronic Resources Librarian, Ithaca College

Karin Wikoff has a BA in German (Wells College, 1986), an MA in German Studies (Cornell 1995) and an MLS from Syracuse (2002).

Nylink is pleased to welcome the Pelletier Library at Allegheny College, located in Meadville, PA, and the Houghton College Library, located in Houghton, NY, to True Serials. If you haven’t yet signed up for a demo of True Serials, the next scheduled sessions are September 17 and October 29 (11:00 AM both days). Register and get more information.

True Serials - Nylink

Nylink is pleased to announce the launch of True Serials, a hosted serials management service developed and managed by Nylink staff. Built on a knowledgebase that includes over 425 database and serials aggregation packages (representing thousands of individual titles), True Serials can work for your library.

Dave Penniman, Executive Director of Nylink, says “True Serials, the first of several new services Nylink will be introducing over the next year, represents a major step in fulfilling our commitment to bringing Nylink members low-cost, high-efficiency solutions and choices.” True Serials offers a branded A-Z list, an innovative optional Local Holdings Record service, and a robust Electronic Resource Management platform which allows tracking of licenses, subscription renewals, and administrative data for journals, databases, and more.

Demos are now being held; the next scheduled True Serials webinar is July 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM. For more information about True Serials, or to request a demo for your library, please see the Nylink website at http://nylink.org/cts/trueserials.cfm.

About Nylink
Nylink, a membership organization of all types of libraries and cultural heritage organizations in New York state, facilitates collaboration and cooperation among its members and supports access to high-quality, cost-effective resources that enable member institutions to enhance the services they provide to their constituents. A program of the State University of New York System Administration under the umbrella of the Provost’s Office, Nylink is based in Albany.

Nylink
True Serials Support
Lauren Pinsley or Luke Williams
trueserials@nylink.org
State University of New York
SUNY Plaza
Albany NY 12246
518-443-5444/800-342-3353
http://nylink.org