Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:50:32 -0400
From: Lisa Schulz (Thomas Branigan Mem. Lib.) <LSchulz_at_las-cruces.org>
Subject: Procedures for book requests
We are revising our procedures for book requests. Formerly, any staff member
simply picked up a selection tool (such as Publisher's Weekly, Library
Journal, etc.) and placed their initials next to a book blurb, with some
indication of which collection they expected acquisitions to add the title to
and nothing else. A routing slip on the cover had names of all the requestors
who the magazine had passed through, and it was marked up with page numbers
referring to book requests. This casual method makes for a lot of extra work
in acquistions. We would like to hear from those who use request forms,
online or otherwise. What information do you require requestors to fill out,
and what procedures do you require them to follow? Must purchases first be
authorized by someone accountable for that particular part of the collection?
Thanks for any input.
Lisa M. Schulz
Cataloger
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
200 E. Picacho Ave.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
lschulz_at_las-cruces.org
(505) 528-4012
FAX (505) 528-4030
Received on Sat Oct 26 2002 - 09:14:54 EDT