SUNCAT Updates
In order to act as an effective location service for serials held in the UK it is vital that SUNCAT is kept as current as possible. The SUNCAT team have worked with the Contributing Libraries to set up regular updates and almost all of the libraries are now in regular updating cycles. The table below summarises how updates are supplied to SUNCAT, the frequency of the update cycle and the date the last update was received by SUNCAT.
A small number of the Contributing Libraries are not yet supplying updates to SUNCAT. This may be because the team are still working with the Library to set up their updating cycle or it may be that the Library is currently unable to send regular updates. Where we have additional information we will supply this.
Type of update
Some Contributing libraries supply partial update files to SUNCAT which simply contain information about any changes to the library’s data since their last update, e.g. new serials’ records added, amendments and deletions. However, not all Library Management Systems are able to identify and supply these changes to SUNCAT and in these cases the library sends a full file of all their serials and this is used to replace the previous file on SUNCAT. Further details on supplying updates are available.
Frequency
SUNCAT has negotiated updating schedules with contributing libraries on an individual basis. In the majority of cases libraries send updates monthly, a few send updates more frequently but SUNCAT generally only processes updates once per month. Some smaller libraries, which do not make a large number of changes to their serials’ data, send updates on a less frequent basis, quarterly or bi-annually.
| Contributing Library | Type of update | Frequency of update | Date of last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen University | Partial | Quarterly | 10-Dec-09 |
| Birmingham University | Partial | Monthly | 22-Feb-10 |
| Bolton University | Not yet updating | Unknown | |
| Bristol University | Partial | Monthly | 05-Feb-10 |
| British Geological Survey | Full | Quarterly | 02-Nov-09 |
| British Library | Partial | Monthly | 25-Feb-10 |
| Cambridge University | Partial | Monthly | 02-Feb-10 |
| Cardiff University | Partial | Monthly | 23-Feb-10 |
| CONSER | Partial | Weekly | 01-Mar-10 |
| Cranfield University | Partial | Quarterly | 21-Dec-09 |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | Full | Monthly | 10-Feb-10 |
| Dundee University | Full | Monthly | 02-Feb-10 |
| Durham University | Full | Monthly | 22-Feb-10 |
| Edinburgh College of Art | Full | Quarterly | 17-Dec-09 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Partial | Monthly | 05-Jan-10 |
| Edinburgh University | Partial | Monthly | 21-Feb-10 |
| Essex University | Full | Quarterly | 28-Jan-10 |
| Exeter University | Full | Monthly | 05-Feb-10 |
| Glasgow University | Partial | Monthly | 09-Feb-10 |
| Hull University | Full | Bi-monthly | 04-Feb-10 |
| Imperial College, London | Full | Quarterly | 01-Dec-09 |
| Institution of Engineering and Technology | Full | Quarterly | 21-Jul-09 |
| ISSN | Partial | Monthly | 15-Feb-10 |
| Kent University | Partial | Monthly | 01-Mar-10 |
| King's College London | Partial | Bi-monthly | 01-Jan-10 |
| Lancaster University | Partial | Semi-annually | 11-Aug-08 |
| Leeds University | Full | Quarterly | 29-Jan-10 |
| Leicester University | Partial | Monthly | 03-Mar-10 |
| Liverpool University | Partial | Monthly | 01-Mar-10 |
| London Business School | Full | Monthly | 01-Mar-10 |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | Full | Monthly | 17-Feb-10 |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Full | Quarterly | 15-Feb-10 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Full | Quarterly | 13-Jan-10 |
| Manchester Public Libraries | Full | Closed until 2013 | |
| Manchester University | Partial | Monthly | 22-Jan-10 |
| National Art Library | Full | Quarterly | 15-Jun-09 |
| National Library of Scotland | Partial | Monthly | 01-Feb-10 |
| National Library of Wales | Partial | Not yet updating | |
| National Maritime Museum | Partial | Quarterly | 21-Dec-09 |
| National Museum Wales | Full | Quarterly | 17-Dec-09 |
| Natural History Museum | Full | Monthly | 17-Feb-10 |
| Newcastle University | Full | Monthly | 25-Feb-10 |
| Nottingham University | Partial | Monthly | 01-Mar-10 |
| Oxford University | Partial | Monthly | 22-Feb-10 |
| Queen's University, Belfast | Partial | Monthly | 01-Mar-10 |
| Reading University | Full | Quarterly | 21-Oct-09 |
| Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh | Full | Semi-annually | 02-Dec-09 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Full | Quarterly | 15-Oct-09 |
| Royal College of Music | Partial | Monthly | 02-Mar-10 |
| Royal College of Nursing | Partial | Quarterly | 01-Mar-10 |
| Royal Geographical Society | Partial | Not yet updating | 01-Apr-08 |
| Royal Institute of British Architects | Full | Semi-annually | 29-Oct-09 |
| Royal Society | Full | Semi-annually | 21-Oct-09 |
| Royal Society of Medicine | Full | Monthly | 19-Feb-10 |
| St Andrews University | Partial | Monthly | 02-Mar-10 |
| School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London | Full | Quarterly | 07-Jan-10 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Full | Unknown | 26-Jan-10 |
| Sheffield University | Partial | Monthly | 14-Feb-10 |
| Society of Antiquaries of London | Partial | Quarterly | 03-Mar-10 |
| Southampton University | Partial | Weekly | 22-Feb-10 |
| Stirling University | Full | Monthly | 19-Feb-10 |
| Sussex University | Partial | Monthly | 02-Feb-10 |
| Swansea University | Full | Monthly | 15-Feb-10 |
| University College London | Full | Monthly | 08-Feb-10 |
| University of East Anglia | Full | Semi-annually | 14-Dec-09 |
| University of London Research Libraries (ULRLS) | Full | Bi-monthly | 11-Feb-10 |
| University of the West of England (UWE) | Full | Monthly | 23-Jan-10 |
| Warwick University | Partial | Semi-monthly | 04-Mar-10 |
| Wellcome Library | Partial | Quarterly | 15-Dec-09 |
| Women's Library, London Metropolitan University | Full | Semi-annually | 16-Nov-09 |
| York University | Partial | Monthly | 10-Feb-10 |
| Zoological Society | Full | Quarterly | 19-Jan-10 |
