If you "Google"  serials manual/serials assistant manual/etc. you will
come up with a number of posted resources which will be helpful.

Many libraries have entire procedural manuals posted online - these are
great reference tools.

Matt

Rouillard, Marilee wrote:

>Helping is what we do, and you have.  Thank you Diann.
>Marilee
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Diann Parker [mailto:dxparker@UALR.EDU]
>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:13 PM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual
>
>
>Barbara,
>
>Even though the libraries may differ in size, the main objective here is
>to have a guide to work from.  I know what it is like to be new and
>getting started.  I only had the manual to help me along, and I still do
>know a lot of things.
>
>I do not know what is contained in your manual, but from what I can
>gather, most of the folks asking were just wanting to see what ours
>contained.  I am sorry that someone has been offended, but we are not
>wanting to publish anything.  I was just being what I know best to
>be--helpful!
>
>Guys, I thought that the purpose of this support group was to support
>each other and help each other.  All of the ones asking are either new,
>fairly new, or just did not have a guide to write one from.  One can
>adjust to ones' needs.
>
>Thanks for the other comments.
>
>Diann
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Gushrowski [mailto:barbara.gushrowski@UNCP.EDU]
>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:52 AM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual
>
>
>Dear Serial List Members:
>
>I can appreciate the interest in the in-house department manual - the one we
>developed took several weeks of concentrated effort on the part of all
>members of the Serials Department.
>
>When the original request went out from Michele Pope I forwarded her the
>Table of Contents and a few other sections of our manual. I was happy to do
>this because I know how difficult it is to get started with these things.
>
>I'm a little taken a-back however, by the numerous requests for the entire
>text of another library's manual. For one thing, the manual necessarily will
>be heavily geared toward that library's ILS and work flow.
>
>Secondly, if there is such a great deal of interest perhaps Ms. Parker or
>her library (or for that matter my own library) should consider developing
>an ALA publication on the subject.
>
>I'm not sure all the requestors appreciate the time and effort required to
>produce such a document or they might not be so ready to ask for a free
>copy.
>
>Just my thoughts.
>
>Barb
>
>Barbara A. Gushrowski, MLS
>Serials Librarian
>Sampson-Livermore Library
>University of North Carolina Pembroke
>One University Drive
>Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
>Phone 910-521-6696
>gushrb@uncp.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Basu Baksi - State Library of
>LA
>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:36 AM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual
>
>
>Diann,
>
>I will be also interested in taking a look at this manual.  I will really
>appreciate, if you could also email this to me.  Thanks a bunch.
>
>Basu
>
>
>>Diann,
>>
>>I'd be interested in taking a peek at your manual.  I need to create
>>such a document.  If you can, could you email it to me.  Or if there is
>>a link I could surf on over to, that would be great.
>>
>>Kind Regards,
>>
>>Mary Edwards
>>Librarian
>>Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
>>2900 31st Street
>>Santa Monica, CA  90405
>>310-314-6154
>>meedwards@edmc.edu
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Diann Parker
>>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 8:07 AM
>>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual
>>
>>Hello Michele,
>>
>>My name is Diann Parker.  I have a Serials Assistant's Manual here.  If
>>that would help I would be glad to share it with you.  If you have what
>>you need then that's great.  Just let me know either way.
>>
>>Diann Parker
>>Serials Assistant
>>UALR Ottenheimer Library
>>2801 S. University Ave.
>>Little Rock, AR  72204
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michele Pope [mailto:mpope@LOYNO.EDU]
>>Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:29 PM
>>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>Subject: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual
>>
>>
>>Do you have an in-house manual you could share? I need to write a manual
>>and need something to work with. Thanks. MP
>>
>>Michele Pope
>>Serials/Government Documents Librarian
>>Loyola University Law Library
>>7214 St. Charles Avenue
>>New Orleans, LA 70118
>>(504) 861-5546
>>Fax: (504) 861-5895
>>mpope@loyno.edu
>>
>
>Basu Baksi
>Head, Loan Referral/Serials
>State Library of Louisiana
>P.O.Box 131
>Baton Rouge, LA 70821
>225-342-0007 (Phone)
>225-219-4725 (Fax)

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