What information is in the Electronic Holdings/KBART Reports?

Last updated on March 02, 2026

The Electronic Holdings Report (EHR) lists one of the following types of information, depending on the type of report you have downloaded:

  • All titles to which you or your institution have full-text access
  • All titles available in the product or website
  • All packages available in the product or website

The reports are following the NISO KBART recommendations. For questions about KBART reports and collections, contact [email protected]. For other questions or concerns, use the contact options at the bottom of this FAQ.

Generally, the reports include the following columns. Please note that not all columns appear in all types of reports.

Column

Description (including section reference NISO recommendations)

publication_title

Publication title for serial or monograph (see 6.6.2)

print_identifier

Print-format identifier (see 6.6.3)

online_identifier

Contains the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) or International Standard Book Number (ISBN) (see 6.6.4).

date_first_issue_online

Contains the date for the first volume/issue made available online (see 6.6.5).

KBART account-level reports: Date of the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

KBART product-level package reports: Date of the first volume/issue included in the package.

num_first_vol_online

Contains the volume number for the first volume/issue made available online (see 6.6.6).

KBART account-level reports: Volume number of the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

KBART product-level package reports: Volume number of the first volume/issue included in the package.

num_first_issue_online

Contains the issue number for the first volume/issue made available online (see 6.6.7).

KBART account-level reports: Issue number of the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

KBART product-level package reports: Issue number of the first volume/issue included in the package.

date_last_issue_online

Contains the date for the last volume/issue made available online. Blank if coverage is to present. See 6.6.8.

KBART account-level reports: Date of the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access. Blank if coverage is to present.

KBART product-level package reports: Date of the last volume/issue included in the package. Blank if coverage is to present.

num_last_vol_online

Contains the volume number for the last volume/issue made available online. Blank if coverage is to present. See 6.6.9.

KBART account-level reports: Volume number of the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access. Blank if coverage is to present.

KBART product-level package reports: Volume number of the last volume/issue included in the package. Blank if coverage is to present.

num_last_issue_online

Contains the issue number for the first volume/issue made available online. Blank if coverage is to present. See 6.6.10.

For KBART account-level report; Issue number of the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access. Blank if coverage is to present.

KBART product-level package reports: Issue number of the last volume/issue included in the package. Blank if coverage is to present.

date_first_issue_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Date for the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

num_first_vol_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Volume number for the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

num_first_issue_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Issue number for the first volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

date_last_issue_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Date for the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

num_last_vol_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Volume number for the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

num_last_issue_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Issue number for the last volume/issue to which you have full-text access.

ongoing_access

Only available in CSV, Excel or XML account reports. Specifies if you have ongoing access to the title.

title_url

Contains the URL to the publication home page in ScienceDirect (see 6.6.11).

first_author

List of publication authors. Only available for non-serial content. See (see 6.6.12).

title_id

Contains internal identifier of the title (see 6.6.13).

embargo_info

Contains information about embargo periods (delays before content becomes available in full text). For details on how to interpret embargo values, see: What is an embargo. Only applicable to KBART Product/Package reports; blank in other reports. Why is some content not available on ScienceDirect? (embargo periods)(See 6.6.14)

coverage_depth

Indicates the extent to which content is covered (see 6.6.15).

notes

Additional information about content coverage or blank (see 6.6.16).

publisher_name

Contains the name of the publisher of the title (see 6.6.17).

publication_type

Indicates the publication type: monograph or serial (see 6.6.18).

In CSV, Excel and XML account reports: journal; book; book series; book series volume; handbook series; reference work

date_monograph_published print

Print publication date of a non-serial title (see 6.6.19).

date_monograph_published_online

Online publication date of a non-serial title (see 6.6.20).

monograph_volume

Volume number of a non-serial title (see 6.6.21).

monograph_edition

Currently blank. The edition designation is included in publication_title. See 6.6.22.

first_editor

Contains one or more editor names for non-serial titles (see 6.6.23).

parent_publication_id

Title identifier of parent publication (see 6.6.24).

preceding_publication_title_id

Title identifier of preceding publication title (see 6.6.25).

access_type

Kbart product/package reports: P (fee-based) or F (full-text access available) (see 6.6.26).

Kbart account reports: blank

CSV, Excel, XML account reports: Subscribed; Non-Subscribed; Complimentary; Free-To-Read (Open access)

supplement

Supplement information of the volume in serial title.

title_change_history

Contains title name change information.

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