UMP EBC Technical FAQ
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Q: What is the University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection?
A: The University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection (UMP EBC) is a collection of scholarly ebooks published by the University of Michigan Press that was first made available for sale to libraries on January 10, 2019. It is hosted on our own Fulcrum platform and sold to libraries by LYRASIS, a non-profit organization that acts as an agent for its 1,200 000 members (and other clients) to buy content collections and technology solutions. The commitment we make to libraries is that the collection will include at least 80 new books every year as well as a growing backlist.
Q: What titles are included and excluded for UMP EBC?
A: UMP EBC is a comprehensive collection of all new scholarly University of Michigan Press books, including both specialist monographs and adoptable course books. It does not include titles for which the Press does not have ebook rights, regional trade titles, or true textbooks (mostly the Press’s English Language Teaching titles). It contains distributed titles unless those are specifically opted out. A complete list of all titles in the collection is available that not only shows which books are included in the collection, but also indicates which are not and why.
Q: Do open access books appear in UMP EBC?
A: Yes, they do. In January 2021, the Press announced its plan to transition to an open access monograph model termed Fund to Mission. Read more about Fund to Mission here.
Q: How are frontlist titles added to UMP EBC?
A: Frontlist titles are added monthly on the first weekday of the month (i.e. titles with an April publication date would be published on Fulcrum and available in the collection at the start of May).
Q: Will the UMP EBC be continually updated?
A: Yes. twice a month. One batch is for EBC titles publishing between the 1st-15th of the month and the second batch is for EBC titles publishing between the 16th-31st. Titles with a publication date in the first half of the month would be released to Fulcrum at the end of the previous month, and titles with a publication date in the second half of the month would be released to Fulcrum in the middle of the same month.
Q: How far back do the backlist years go in UMP EBC?
A: As well as adding new frontlist books every year, we will continue to add to the backlists as time and funding allows. Our first priority will be to “make whole” the The complete lists for the years 2018 to 2012 inclusive.Q: How far back do the backlist years go in UMP EBC?A: Fulcrum works best with reflowable EPUB3 files and we have focused initially on making sure that we have these for the period 2018-2012. Prior to 2012 our ebook formats are more variable and so we have defined the “archive” collection (in which very few years are currently complete) as 2011 and prior. are available, and a number of “2011 and earlier” titles are included although not as complete years.
MARC Records
Q: Are MARC records available directly from UMP?
A: Yes, MARC files for all EBC titles can be downloaded from https://ftp.fulcrum.org/UMPEBC/MARC/. These files contain all the UMP EBC records which and have been completed compiled by the University of Michigan Library cataloging department. These records may be completed a few months before the title is loaded onto the Fulcrum platform. Currently, the 2019 file contains only titles that are currently available (though earlier versions of the 2019 file contained additional records); we are working on a refined workflow that will add these records to the other MARC files only when the titles are available on Fulcrum. You can sign up for monthly updates on new MARC files by sending an email to ebc-tech-contacts-requests@umich.edu.
Q: What do the filenames of the MARC records mean?
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- Canadian Access Federation (CAF)
- HEAnet / Edugate
- InCommon
- UK Federation
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Q: When will the DOIs be redirected to the Fulcrum platform?
A: Titles appear in the MARC files as soon as the record is created (usually a few weeks prior to the publication date). The MARC files include DOIs. These are initially pointed to the catalog record on the Press website, but when the title is launched on the Fulcrum platform the DOI is redirected to the title. This workflow has caused libraries to receive access errors for new books. We are working on making sure that the MARC records are only made available after the title is made live on the platform so these errors do not occur any more. This process has been completed for the 2019 file, and will be applied the backlist and cumulative files soon.
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Please see UMP EBC Usage Statistics FAQ.
Downloading and Reading Content
Q: What content download options are available?
A: Users are able to download entire ebooks in a single PDF or EPUB file. We currently do not offer the option of downloading individual chapters. As well as downloading content, users can read books online using the open source EPUB and PDF readers included in the Fulcrum platform.
Q: Are the ebooks in UMP EBC accessible?
A: Yes, all post-2012 titles in UMP EBC published by the University of Michigan Press are presented in EPUB3 format with varying levels of accessibility enrichment. Older and distributed titles are sometimes available only as PDFs, but where this is the case it is indicated in accessibility metadata. Since 2020, all ebooks are certified Global Accessible through Benetech, the highest standard. More details about the accessibility of the collection and the platform are available at this link: https://www.fulcrum.org/accessibility/
Q: How is the longevity of UMP EBC titles ensured?
A: As well as being curated by the University of Michigan Library, UMP EBC titles are preserved in the CLOCKSS distributed preservation service and the Academic Preservation Trust. Further details are available at this link: https://www.fulcrum.org/preservation/
Q: What safeguards are in place to ensure patron privacy?
The privacy policy applied to UMP EBC is the same one used for all U-M Library content. This meets or exceeds GDPR and State level privacy policies as applicable. Please find the details available at this link: https://www.fulcrum.org/privacy/
Discoverability / Delivery Services
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| Vendor | Product Type | Product Name |
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| EBSCO | Discovery | EBSCO Discovery Service |
| Knowledge Base | Holdings & Linking Manager (HLM) | |
| OCLC | Knowledge Base | Collection Manager |
| Knowledge Base | WorldCat | |
| Knowledge Base | WorldShare | |
| ProQuest / Ex Libris | Discovery | Primo (Central Discovery Index) |
| Discovery | Summon (Central Discovery Index) | |
| Knowledge Base | 360 (Client Center, Intota) | |
| Knowledge Base | Alma Community Zone | |
| Knowledge Base | SFX |
We will send out more information once these services are ready.
Q: Are there plans to provide chapter-level indexing for inclusion in the Ex Libris Primo Central index?
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Q: How can I customize the institutional name in the top right corner of Fulcrum with the name of our library?
A: Email us at fulcrum-info@umich.edu and tell us how you would like your institution name to display. Please note that the description should reflect the extent to which access has been granted to the collection; this may be to an entire university system or a particular campus, but is rarely confined to a library.