RE: A comment (RE: Accession suggestion)

["Rick Anderson" <rickand@unr.edu>]

> Perhaps we could alter the MARC record description to indicate that
> NSDL consists of free and restricted materials.

This certainly wouldn't hurt, but the problem is that many (if 
not most) patrons will link to NSDL from a page outside of the 
online catalog, such as a database list.  The library could 
include a similar note in its description of the database, but 
few patrons will read the note carefully before clicking through 
to the product.  I think it would be best if the product 
description on the welcome page ("NSDL is the Nation's FREE 
online library for education and research in Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and Mathematics") were a bit more forthcoming about 
the fact that it's really a mixture of truly free, temporarily 
free and subscription-only resources.  Then users will enter the 
site with more realistic expectations about what they'll get.

Just my $.02,
Rick Anderson

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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu