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Flipster: Database or Magic Flying Unicorn

Page history last edited by Kim Miller 8 years, 1 month ago

November 10, 2015

 

Question

 

Joy Garretson (MS)

 

I just got this question:

 

1.)           In 2015, our library began subscribing to several Flipster/digital magazines through Ebsco.  We had a total of 43 print subscriptions and 52 digital magazine subscriptions, total subscriptions – 95.  The annual report asks for the number of print subscription only.  Should I report total print subscriptions is 43 and include a note that we have  52 digital magazines subscriptions?  Where do I count the digital magazines?

 

My initial thought was to count Flipster as a database, but she told me that after patrons download the digital magazines, they can only view them for a limited amount of time. I don’t have a spot for E-Magazines in my circulating collection numbers, and my E-Collections would count this out on the basis of non-permanent downloads.

 

What say you all?

 

(Laura Stone’s handy list doesn’t include Flipster. Perhaps further evidence that it should be classified as a magic flying unicorn!)


 

 

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