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RESOURCES FOR LIBRARIANS
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Access and Browser Requirements
Books may be accessed directly from links in the MARC records that have been loaded into the catalog of a subscribing institution. These records contain stable URLs that represent the most reliable way to reach the material at our site. If a subscribing institution has an access system that requires that URLs be rewritten, such as for proxy service, statistics tabulation, etc., that institution will need to make those local modifications to the URLs as system access requires.
For most access problems (particularly off-campus), including any proxy server questions, please consult the list of common access problems at:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/lit/dlps/docs/dlps/docs/access.html.
If you experience any browser compatibility issues, you may want to try downloading an updated browser from one of the following sites: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari.
OpenURL Compliance
HEB is OpenURL compliant on the title level, but not on the chapter and page level. For guidance on linking to text sections, see below.
Linking to Text Sections
HEB currently does not support permanent URLs to the chapter/section level. However, if users wish to create links for individual text sections within a title (e.g., for course-reserve reading), if properly formed, URLs should remain relatively stable. HEB will alert subscribers to any changes in the URL configurations, which will be timed to have minimal impact.
When linking to text sections in individual titles, the following protocol applies:
 For page-image books, include URL elements c, idno, view=image, and seq
Link example:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=acls;idno=heb02308.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000027
 For books with XML encoded text, include URL elements c, idno, rgn, view=text, and node parameter
Link example:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=acls;idno=heb90009.0001.001;view=text;rgn=div1;node=heb90009.0001.001:6
ADA Compliance
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB), along with its technical partner, the University of Michigan Libraries, is currently reviewing HEB for ADA compliance and making improvements to the site based on this review. Completion of the initial improvements is ongoing and a statement on ADA compliance will be posted to the HEB site once the work is complete.
Printing and Downloading?
ACLS Humanities E-Book follows fair-use rights and restrictions for all books on the site. Downloading is not a feature of HEB. Printing is only a page at a time, and since most material on this site is licensed for electronic distribution only, fair-use restrictions should be carefully followed by users for any printing. If in doubt, or for further information, see our section on fair use.
MARC Records
MARC records are available free to subscribers and can be downloaded using a standard web browser from: ftp://ftp.umdl.umich.edu/pub/records/.
As of January 12, 2009, two files are available:
 acls1-6b.zip (includes all 2091 records)
acls6b.zip (includes 489 records for the 509 books added in December 2008)
The records are MARC21, USMARC records prepared by the University of Michigan Libraries. All of the records are in the MARC-8 format. The records from which these electronic resource records were derived came from a variety of sources (vendors, OCLC, RLIN), and are representative of a variety of cataloging standards: pre-AACR1, AACR1, and AACR2. The Monograph Cataloging Division of the University of Michigan University Library has made every effort to bring these records up to current national standards.
Fixed Fields:
Record Type: a - Language material
BLvl: d - Subunit of a collection
001 System-supplied control number
005 Date and time of latest transaction
006
Form of material: m - Computer file
Type of computer file: m - Combination
007 Record characteristics for remote access computer file format for textual data
Variable Fields:
035 A unique identifier of the record
040 MiU |c MiU (University of Michigan NUC symbol)
090 LC call number derived from the original print version
260 Record publisher information pertinent to the original print source
300 Physical description for the original print source
533 Reproduction note on the processing of the page-image version - or
534 Original version note for text-based items
6XX Relevant LCSH assignments
7XX Additional access points
830 Uniform title series added entry
856 URL for Electronic access
MARC records are provided “as is.” Libraries can download a sample file here: (Download now.)
Libraries can adapt MARC records as needed. A free MARC editing tool known as “MarcEdit” can be downloaded from: http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/downloads.html.
MARC records for ACLS Humanities E-Book are also available through OCLC.
There is a discrepancy between the number of files and the number of books in the collection due to the fact that multi-volume sets have a single record.
Titles/Records Removed
Since HEB went live in September 2002, thirty-three titles have been removed from the site due to changes in licensing availability; nine inaccurate records have also been removed. Libraries can download a list of those titles: (Download now.)
Usage Statistics (Stats)
Institutional subscribers can access their stats at
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/s/stats/subscriber
(choose ACLS Humanities E-Book (acls) in scrolling menu).
HEB stats are COUNTER compliant. (Be sure your email will receive emails and emails with attachments from dlxs-info@umich.edu.)
Four reports are available:
- CUSTOM report will provide Total Searches by Month.
- COUNTER Book Report 1 will provide the Number of Successful Title Requests by Month for XML books.
- COUNTER Book Report 2 will provide the Number of Successful Title Requests by Month for Page-Image books.
- COUNTER Book Report 5 will provide the same information as the CUSTOM report but with title information as well.
NOTE: HEB tracks usage through IP access. Please note that consequently HEB does not track institutional access through ATHENS. Athens users need to combine the results of HEB stats and Athens stats for an accurate picture of usage.
NOTE: HEB also does not track off-campus password access for secondary schools that do not use a proxy server. Consequently, depending on how HEB is accessed at those schools, stats for HEB may seem unexpectedly low.
Proxy Server Configuration
If your campus uses a proxy server, it generally needs to be configured with the host names and/or domains of our servers. As of 2008-11 these are:
Title ACLS Humanities E-Book
URL http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
HostJavaScript ets.umdl.umich.edu
HostJavaScript hdl.handle.net
HostJavaScript hdl.lib.umich.edu
HostJavaScript name.umdl.umich.edu
HostJavaScript quod.lib.umich.edu
HostJavaScript www.hti.umich.edu
For the proxy service to take effect, users at your campus or institution need to access the service via a connection through the proxy server, not directly. Your proxy server administrator can provide you with a proper URL for linking to our service; ensure that your users are entering via that URL.
Common Access Problems
If you experience problems that result in being prompted for authentication, inability to reach the authentication page itself, or receiving a message that collections are not authorized, please consult: http://www.lib.umich.edu/node/21784/.
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