Fulltext Serials on CD-ROM (2 messages) Birdie MacLennan 11 Feb 1995 03:13 UTC
2 messages, 76 lines: -------------------------- Fiona McGoldrick wrote: >I am cataloguing a CD-ROM database which contains some serial titles in >fulltext. I have no doubt that these should be reflected on our database >but do not know how. > >Can anyone advise me on the 'correct' method of handling? As analytical >entries? As full records? A further complication is that we hold some of >them already in paper - I assume the electronic version needs a separate >record (and a note on the record for the paper version). ---------- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:14:16 -0800 From: Mitch Turitz <TURITZ@MERCURY.SFSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Fulltext serials on CD-ROM X-cc: mcgoldrickf@ul.ie Fiona: This has been discussed before, so I won't attempt to reproduce all the views previously stated, but among them were: * Many of these CD-ROM serials CHANGE the number of titles contained on them with each new CD-ROM. This means if you do create analytics, you will have a lot of maintenance and will have to check every title on every new piece (i.e. each new issue) you receive. * One possibility for your paper editions of the same title would be a note, "also available in CD-ROM" which would not committ you to saying if indeed your library has the CD-ROM version or not. * The people I have personally talked to think it is adequate for us to just let the patrons find out what titles the CD-ROM contains by using the software themselves. No one is willing to take on an added workload for something which is the equivalent of an index - and we do not maintain index notes in our serial records (i.e. the 510s). Who does? -- Mitch _^_ _^_ ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-( ___ ) | | | | | | Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian | | | | San Francisco State University Library | | | | Internet: turitz@sfsu.edu | | | | | | ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-==-( ___ ) V V Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 19:41:52 -0600 From: ERCELAA@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU Subject: Re: Fulltext serials on CD-ROM My library has decided to provide access to individual titles on CD-ROMs to make full use of these rather expensive products. We download records for the print versions, adding additional fields, such as a subfield h [computer file], as appropriate. In the event that we already have the title in print form, we treat the electronic version as a second copy. The actual "cataloging" is done by a copy cataloger using a set of macros for the additional fields. Maintenance of these records (keeping up with title changes, etc.) is problematic, but our bibliographers are pleased with the additional access which we provide to these serials. This topic has come up before on SERIALST; you may wish to check the SERIALST archives for other messages/additional discussion. Ann Ercelawn serials cataloger, Vanderbilt ercelaa@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu