British Periodicals
General Information
- Description
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A local copy of the full content of periodicals published in Britain from the 1680s to the 1930s.
- Purpose
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Most users access this through the vendor's hosted site; our copy was acquired for data mining and archival purposes.
- Quick Facts
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3,673,722 XML files; 472 files of MARC records (text format); 472 tab-delimited files; 252.5Gb total
Data Classifications
- Campus
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- Sensitive: Release of this data would constitute a breach of our contract with the vendor.
- Library
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- Archival Backup for vendor's copy.
- Research Data is available for research data mining.
Data Contacts
No contact information entered.
Risk Assessment
| Score | Risk Type | Details | Evaluation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Library Impact | Loss of data may impact our standing with researchers and the vendor | March 1, 2019 |
| 1 | Data | We may be able to get a new copy from the vendor if lost. | March 1, 2019 |
| 1 | Institutional Knowledge | While the content has high long-term historic value, it is not institutional data and is not a state record. | March 1, 2019 |
Technical Details
- Specifications
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text/xml; ISO 8859-1 character set. There are no schemas or ontologies provided with the data.
- Correctness
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There is no way for us to verify the completeness, accuracy, or validity of the data.
- Representative Record
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The authoritative copy of this data resides with the vendor, Proquest.
- Dependencies
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none
Access & Use
- Delivery Modalities
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There is no current workflow to make this available to researchers.
- Lifecycle
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This was a one-time acquisition. Its lifecycle with the libraries is undefined.
- Disposition
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Storage: there is a single copy on an external HD. We may be able to replace it from the vendor if lost. There is a low risk of unauthorized access in its current location. The drive uses a European power plug, and the Libraries do not own an adapter for the plug.
- Relevant Processes
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No process has been developed for the use and management of this data.
- Constraints
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We have this data under license from the vendor, Proquest.