Ares: pros |
Ares: cons |
Voyager: pros |
Voyager: cons |
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Instructors can see lists |
Instructors/TA's expected to submit lists |
Costs already part of Voyager |
Part of Voyager system |
Ability to clone |
More staff processing time* |
Less staff processing time |
Does not archive lists (electronically) |
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More instructor time |
You can archive lists in Voyager, both in staff mode and online. See comment below |
E-reserves go to Blackboard home page |
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Staff cleaning up instructor & staff errors |
Cloning in Voyager is also possible (copy all items en masse from one list to another; remove what you don't need) |
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Annual subscription costs |
Dereserving is easy; turn off items; remove list |
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Lack of copyright disclaimer for e-reserves |
Simple; easy to use; direct access to catalog/editing |
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E-reserves go to Blackboard home page |
Reserve staff maintains control and provide services |
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Instructors requesting we DO NOT use Ares |
Hardly any downtime; Ares has crashed a few times resulting in unavailable Course Help |
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When looking for course, brings up all semesters |
Instructors can also see previous lists (enliven old lists); and they can be sent via PDF as necessary. |
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X-listing tab irrelevant - no info provided when searching |
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When incorrect info data field, Ares freezes |
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*particularly for formats other than standard monographs or serials, i.e. music, scores, etc..