Re: Seasonal check-in -- 2 messages Stephen Clark 28 Jun 2001 20:59 UTC
2 messages: 1)------------------------------ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Seasonal check-in -- Christie Ollis Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:30:37 -0400 From: Lynn Cote <Lynn.Cote@uconn.edu> As a follow-up to Christie's message we, too, use Voyager and it predicts all seasons perfectly regardless of issue number. Spring #1 is only asking you to designate whether the issues published for a calendar year are Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Winter #1 designates Winter as the first season published in the calendar year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn). After determining the appropriate one any issue number will work with any season (the Winter#1 issue could be "no. 3"). --Lynn *************************** Lynn K. Cote Serials Receipt Coordinator Collections Services Homer Babbidge Library Unviersity of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-1005 (860) 486-6495 phone (860) 486-6493 fax 2)----------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Seasonal check-in -- Julia Blixrud Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:44:21 -0400 From: Susan Davis <unlsdb@acsu.buffalo.edu> We have not yet implemented a predictive check-in system, but will later this year. We expect to use those codes (which are part of the MARC format for holdings) and would hate to see the SICI eliminate them! We look so forward to the day we can wand in the SISAC barcode to check in an issue! More and more ILS systems are (or will be in a year or so) fully implementing the MARC21 Format for Holdings Data. Instead of developing this non-standard workaround, the systems vendor should be lobbied for full implementation of the standard. I know this is easier said than done, but if the customers don't push for standards, we all lose. Julia, you have my vote to keep the season codes. Susan ############################################################################ Susan Davis Head, Periodicals Central Technical Services University at Buffalo (SUNY) Lockwood Library Bldg. Buffalo, NY 14260-2200 (716) 645-2784 (716) 645-5955 fax unlsdb@acsu.buffalo.edu The opinions expressed are my own. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Seasonal check-in -- Mary Williams Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:59:46 -0500 From: Christie Ollis <collis@mail.astate.edu> Reply-To: collis@mail.astate.edu We use Endeavor's system 'Voyager' and seasonal checkin works on it. As long as you start with Spring or Winter. For some reason starting with Summer or Autumn, it will predict as a quarterly but will not put a season with the Spring and Winter issues. Very strange little bug. But if you start the pattern with the #1 issue in Spring or Winter it predicts beautifully! Just thought you would like to know. Christie Ollis Dean B. Ellis Library Arkansas State University -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Seasonal check-in Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:38:27 -0500 From: Mary Williams <mwilliams@tarleton.edu> Thanks to those who replied to my post regarding the problems with our quarterly seasonal titles. One respondent asked me to share with the list and I'll summarize what I have learned. The consensus is that seasonal check-in is "virtually useless". All those who responded simply check the issues in with v:n and an arbitrary month to indicate the season. And after much thought, I think that's what we'll do, too. Next month we're having vendors give demos and DRA will show us TAOS. It will be interesting to see if seasonal check-in works on their new product. Happy Monday!! Mary Mary W. Williams Periodicals Librarian Dick Smith Library Box T-0450 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 76402 (254) 968-9868 (254) 968-9467 FAX email: mwilliams@vms.tarleton.edu