Re: CD-Roms management Mina Muessigmann 15 May 2007 20:07 UTC
In our library, accompanying CD-ROMs (as well as accompanying CDs, DVDs, & other media) are separated from the book or journal issue and sent to the Media Center. They are barcoded and have a separate item record so they may circulate according to our parameters for the type of media. Labels are affixed to both book/issue and CD-ROM case to let patrons know where the corresponding/accompanying material can be found. Accompanying media that is strictly advertising is not retained. Some CD-ROMs that arrive with a journal but are not even mentioned in the issue, may be cataloged as separate monographs. Mina Muessigmann San Diego State University -- Love Library Serials Cataloging -- LL 115 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-8050 (619)594-6755 email: minamues@mail.sdsu.edu At 12:35 PM 5/15/2007, you wrote: >I am interested in this discussion, too. Because our library does not do >anything with the C-D ROMs yet. They are all kept by my desk at the >moment since we do not have many titles with C-D ROMs. (They are coming >just with our print subscriptions, perhaps no more than 10 titles). We >did not catalog them and actually make no use of them. > >Tian X. Zhang > >Head of Serials Department >St. John's University Library >8000 Utopia Parkway >Queens, NY 11439 >Tel. 718 990-5082 >Fax 718 990-5938 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Barbara Rauch >Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 10:03 PM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: [SERIALST] CD-Roms management > > >Hi everybody >I'm trying to collect some information about what other libraries are >doing with digital formats that arrive with print journals, in >particular CD-Roms. For example, IT journals often come with CDs >containing software. Our current policy is to keep the CDs with the >journal but treat them separately for bar coding and Dewey labelling. We >catalogue our journals and lend them to staff only. We are a small >university, using the Voyager system and in the process of installing >RFID. >Some libraries, I hear, keep the CDs at the circulation/lending desk and >issue as required, some are not keeping them at all. Others are >selective, in that they will keep them if they supplement the journal >but not if they are simply a different format of the same thing. >Is there a copyright issue here? If you are using RFID, have you >changed your policy on CDs.? I realise that this is a serials list, but >the problem affect books as well, so any comments are welcome. > >What is your current practice or what thoughts or recommendations do you >have for managing these kinds of items? > >Regards >Barbara. > > > >Barbara Rauch >Acquisitions Coordinator >Mail No. B-30 >AUT University Library >Private Bag 92006 >Auckland 1142 >NEW ZEALAND > >P +64 (09) 921 9999 >F +64 (09) 921 9977