SAGE Full-Text Collection Profile
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Worksheet Answers
Your name: Chris Sharpe
I. Sales Information for the product you will profile
Name of E-product: SAGE Full-Text Collections
Publisher or Producer: SAGE Publications
Vendor or Provider: SAGE Publications or Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA
Illumina)
Contact name (e.g., company representative or sales manager for your area):
Mary Rose Fink
Contact information (vendor’s toll-free phone number, fax, or e-mail):
Maryrose.fink@sagepub.com; 1-800-843-7751
II.
Content of e-resource:
A. Type and breadth of the e-resource
(Mark with an X. Answer questions in parentheses.)
1. ___ E-book (Is it derived from a single self-contained title or are
multiple editions included in the subscription? Specify)
2. ___ E-book series (give a few example titles)
3. ___ Online encyclopedia (Does it include additional resources or
links to external resources? Specify)
4. ___ Online dictionary (Does it include additional resources or
links to external resources? Specify)
5. ___ Individual full-text journal (Does it include additional resources or
links to external resources? Specify)
6. __X_ Single-publisher, full-text journal package (give a few example titles)
There are 10 discipline related databases. Journal examples include
Communication Research, Crime & Delinquency, NASSP Bulletin,
Medical Care Research and Review, and Human Relations
7. ___ Online subject bibliography or index
(Place an X by content that is found in this resource):
7.1. ___ Citations only
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7.2 ___ Citations and abstracts
7.3 ___ Full-text
7.4 ___ Images
7.5 ___ Sound files
7.6 ___ Links to external web sites
7.7 ___ Other (specify):
B. Size (give short answers):
1. Number of records/titles/items/entries/editions included in the product:
It includes 246 journals and 160,000 plus articles, book reviews and editorials.
2. If applicable, number of parts (e.g., are there CDs, DVDs in the “package”?):
N/A
3. If applicable, megabytes of space needed on a computer or server to install:
N/A
C. Dates of coverage (pick the most applicable and give short answers):
1. Retrospective back to: <year>
OR
2. Current from <year> to <year>
OR
3. Covers these individual years:
OR
4. Other applicable information on years covered
Coverage varies depending on the journal.
Examples: Criminal Justice Review, 1976—current; Adult Education Quarterly, 1950—current
Human Relations, 1947—current; Current Sociology, 1952—current
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1890—current
D. Is there separate archival access for retrospective content?
1. _X_ YES
2. ___ NO
3. ___ Unknown
If YES, does this cost extra? Specify costing, if possible.
Available via annual subscription on a title by title basis. Current subscribers can
lease archived content for an additional 10% of the combined (print and e-access)
rate for the journal
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E. Frequency of updates
(Mark with an X.)
1. ___ Daily
2. _X__ Weekly, but not every journal will have new data each week
3. ___ Monthly
4. ___ Quarterly
5. ___ Annually
6. _X_ Other (specify): Announced through newsletters
OR
7. ___ Give the date of the last update and/or next future update:
F. Quality checks
(Respond to as many items as apply using an X or short answers)
1. _X__ No-cost trial offer
2. ___ In-house demonstration
3. _X__ Other demonstration arrangements (such as): Brief demo from SAGE’s
website http://www.sagefulltext.com/demos/c_demo.swf
4. _X__ Reviews (name at least one source in which you located a review):
Library Journal 130.4 (01 Mar. 2005); Choice Apr2006, Vol. 43 Issue 8
III. Access
A. Where will this resource reside?
(You should be able to surmise this from what you know about the product.)
1. _X__ On the vendor’s server
2. ___ On the library’s server
3. ___ Other (specify):
B. What hardware (e.g., computer memory, etc.) does the vendor specify or
recommend?
Computers that have internet connection.
C. What software (e.g., plug-ins or helper applications) are specified or recommended?
None except a World Wide Web browser(Netscape 6.0 or higher and Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher were mentioned)
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D. What remote access options are supported by the vendor?
(You may find this referred to as Remote Patron Authentication or RPA options)
1. __X_ IP secured address
2. _X__ Proxy server accounts
3. _X__ Password secured
4. ___ Bar code entry
5. ___ Other (specify):
E. What MARC cataloging record is available for this e-resource?
Example of SAGE’s Criminal Justice journal record
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022 __ |y 1466-8025
029 0_ |a OCLCS |b 9528
029 1_ |a OCLCS |b OP-12666
035 __ |a (OCoLC)ocm48009060
035 __ |a (GKJ)550730
037 __ |b Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, California, 91320
OR Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4PU, UK
040 __ |a F#A |c F#A |d OCLCQ |d DLC |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d MUQ |d OCLCS
|d GKJ
049 __ |a GKJJ
090 __ |a K5001.A15
092 __ |a 364
130 0_ |a Criminal justice (London, England : Online)
245 10 |a Criminal justice |h [electronic resource] : |b CJ.
246 30 |a CJ
260 __ |a [Thousand Oaks, Calif.] : |b Sage Publications, |c c2001310 __ |a Quarterly
362 0_ |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 2001)500 __ |a Title from journal information screen (viewed Sept. 16, 2001).
530 __ |a Also issued in print.
538 __ |a Mode of access: World Wide Web.
650 _0 |a Criminal justice, Administration of |v Periodicals.
650 _0 |a Criminal law |v Periodicals.
776 1_ |t Criminal justice (London, England : 2001) |x 1466-8025 |w (DLC)
2002249028 |w (OCoLC)46608913
994 __ |a C0 |b GKJ
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IV. Licensing and Costs
A. Licensing costs
(Place an X in the options available. Fill in dollar amounts, if possible. It’s perfectly
acceptable to say you could not find dollar amounts, but try to locate options.)
1. ___ Flat rate with unlimited access:
2. ___ Flat rate for <up to how many> simultaneous users: $
3. ___ Flat rate per each simultaneous user: $
4. _X_ Sliding rate based on full time end-users (FTEs), set at $<cost> per FTE.
The SAGE Full Text Collections list price is based on the value of
an annual subscription for each journal contained in the Collection.
Discounts are available. Examples: Education Database: $10, 200 if over
3,500 FTE or $6,630 if under 3,500 FTE
Management Database: $20,000 if over 3,500 FTE or $13,000 if under
6. ___ Rate based on library ownership of the equivalent print resource of $
7. ___ Other (specify):
B. Downloading is allowed in:
1. ___ Print
2. ___ Electronic
3. _X_ Both formats
4. ___ Neither format
C. Can copies of full-text articles or excerpts (e.g., chapters, pages, images)
be made for interlibrary loan purposes?
1. _X_ Yes
2. ___ No
3. ___ Unknown
D. Does the contract allow the library to make an archival copy of the resource?
1. __ Yes
2. _X_ No
3. ___ Unknown
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E. If the subscription is cancelled, will the library have access to the content once
licensed?
1. _X__ Yes, but only the content for the years subscribed. If the library
subscribed to SAGE for 2003-2006 then only those years would be available.
2. ___ No
3. ___ Unknown
F. Are statistical reports on usage available from the vendor?
1. _X__ Yes
2. ___ No
3. ___ Unknown
If YES, statistics are calculated (check whatever you can find out):
a. ___ Periodically (usually monthly, quarterly, or annually)
b. _X_ Upon request
c. ___ By individual logins or sessions
d. ___ By individual library
e. ___ By group subscriptions (e.g., a consortium)
V. Usability ratings (either view the product or use information from reviews, etc.)
A. The product has a powerful search engine (includes advanced searching features).
_X__ Agree
___ Neutral
___ Disagree
___ No search engine available
B. The number of access points (by subject, by names, by keyword, by chapter, etc.)
is sufficient for most users.
_X__ Agree
___ Neutral
___ Disagree
___ No indexing evident
C. The product is easy to navigate (you can jump forward or backwards,
you can backtrack, you know where you are by headings and labels).
_X_ Agree
___ Neutral
___ Disagree
___ No navigation tools
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D. The electronic product faithfully reproduces the original or improves upon the print version.
_X__ Agree
VI.
___ Neutral
___ Disagree
___ No access to print equivalent
Your recommendations on the suitability of this e-resource as a library purchase:
A. What type(s) of libraries should consider this product for purchase?
(Mark as many choices as apply with an X. Answer questions in parentheses.)
HINT: You could check WorldCat to see what types of libraries own this product.)
1. _X__ Public (Medium to large systems)
2. _X__ Academic (For those that have programs covered in the discipline
databases)
3. ___ Research
4. ___ Special (specify):
5. ___ Other (specify):
B. What segment(s) of the library’s patrons are likely to use this resource?
(Mark as many as choices as apply with an X.)
1. ___ All segments
2. _X_ High school and college students
3. ___ Teachers or homeschoolers
4. _X_ Adults with specialized knowledge on the subject matter
5. ___ Other (specify):
C. Will staff need special training to assist users with using this resource?
1. ___ YES
2. _X_ NO
VII. Your selection decision (pick one and justify, delete the other two choices):
I would recommend for purchase because: SAGE Full-Text Collections is highly regarded and
provides excellent coverage of various disciplines. The CSA Illuminia platform has been praised
for its usability, but the collections are now also available through SAGE Journals Online which
includes additional content.