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during the period; but, due to the unavailability of the Content DM platform items were not uploaded, however, 106 reggae CD-ROMS were added to the collection. Metadata was created for 202 West Indian theses, and the compact discs accompa- nying them, and theses which were born digital were catalogued and then uploaded to UWISpace by the Systems Unit. Metadata was also created for 125 electronic resources purchased or received as gifts, while 2,330 bibliographic records were retrospectively converted from card to electronic, to increase the visibility of and access to these resources in the OPAC. Of the print and non-print items catalogued, 59 monographs were sent to the Mona Western Jamaica Campus. A total of 1,268 items were sent to the Bindery for stiffening and rebinding and 939 items were returned to the Section while 440 items were tattled.
ACCESS TO UWI MONA LIBRARY COLLECTIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEARS 2020–2023
2020–2021
2022–2023
Items /Collections Electronic Resources
Numbers Items /Collections
Numbers
257 116
Electronic Resources
125 202
Theses and Research Papers WISC Special Collections WISC Rare Books and Periodicals New items (print and Non- print) Tablets and Laptops Retrospective Conversion
Theses and Research papers Special Digitized collections
–
–
32
WISC Rare Books and Periodicals
25
256
Tablets and Laptops
–
2,632
New items (Print and Non-print)
2,829
1,195 4,488
Retrospective Conversion
2,330 5,511
Total items
Total items
UWISpace; Institutional Repository In collaboration with the St. Augustine Campus, the Library migrated from UWIS- pace version 6 to version 7 towards improving operational efficiency, and providing greater integration between UWIlinC and UWISpace. The Systems Unit facilitated the uploading to UWISpace of 25 full texts and 21 abstracts for theses received. Quality control checks were conducted on 69 CDs, while anomalies were corrected throughout the year. Challenges with Access to Collections A number of issues arose concerning access to ALEPH by users and staff. There was a disruption in the system, December 28–31, and during this period users were
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