Re: III and Serials solutions Linda Wobbe 24 Apr 2008 21:56 UTC
Barbara, Now everyone will want to know what ERM you use... Linda Barbara Pope wrote: >I am very curious about this. Do all of you who use the process of >creating a separate bib record and supress it also use an ERM? We use an >ERM to keep track of all of our electronic journal orders, payments, >licensing information, and contact information. I find the ERM to be a >real life and time saver. > >Thank you. > >Sincerely, > >Barbara Pope, MALS >Periodicals/Reference Librarian >Axe Library >Pittsburg State University >1701 S. Broadway >Pittsburg KS 66762 >620-235-4884 >bpope@pittstate.edu > > > > >>Our library uses the same process you describe, and we do create >>suppressed >>brief records specifically to hold the order records. >> >>Christina Torbert >>Head of Serials & Assistant Professor >>J.D. Williams Library >>University of Mississippi >>ctorbert@olemiss.edu >>662-915-7059 >>662-915-6744 fax >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >>[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Bowen, Mary Ellen (Library) >>Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:14 PM >>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >>Subject: [SERIALST] III and Serials solutions >> >> Hi All >> >>Our library has III Millennium and we also purchase full marc records >>from Serials Solutions. The marc records are loaded once per month and >>enable us to have a link from the check in record to the electronic full >>text. >> >>When ordering a journal directly from the publisher, I create a brief >>bib and attach an order record to that bib. When the marc record is >>loaded it does not overlay the brief bib, but creates a new full bib >>record with check in record. The brief bib and order record remain in >>III and the public sees the serial on order as well as fully cataloged >>with the link. I am wondering how other libraries handle this. Do you >>delete the brief bib and move the order record to the full bib or do you >>just suppress the brief bib and order from public view. >> >>We recently had an issue where all the Serials Solutions marc records >>were deleted from the catalog so we lost a lot of order history and I do >>not want that to happen a second time. I appreciate any input on this >>situation, please contact me off list. >> >>Thank you for your help with this. >> >> >> >> >> >>Mary Ellen Bowen, MLS, AHIP >> >>Serials Librarian >> >>Elihu Burritt Library >> >>Central Connecticut State University >> >>1615 Stanley St. >> >>New Britain, CT 06050 >> >>Phone: 860-832-2074 >> >>P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Linda Wobbe Head, Collection Development & Periodicals Science Subject Specialist Saint Mary’s College of California Library PO Box 4290; 1928 Saint Mary’s Road Moraga, CA 94575-4290 lwobbe@stmarys-ca.edu <mailto:lwobbe@stmarys-ca.edu> (925) 631-4232 phone (925) 376-6097 fax