Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:21:10 -0400
To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org
Hi Mary, If you use Sierra/Millennium, there is a way to populate the order record with an email address and then set it up to send an automatic email to the person once the book is cataloged. I'm not sure if another ILS would be able to do the same thing. I have done this for one of my selectors, and I'd be happy to share the process with you. (As would Innovative, I'm sure.) Mike Persick ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Persick | Head of Acquisitions & Serials Haverford College Library | 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041 (610) 896-2971 | fax: (610) 896-1102 | mpersick_at_haverford.edu On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Atwell, Mary <atwell_at_hood.edu> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > We are taking a second look at our acquisitions workflow after making some > major changes over the past two years to streamline ordering. Most of our > orders are generated by faculty sending us Choice cards noted with their > own recommendations for purchase. We purchase books based upon those > recommendations (based upon our parameters and fund availability). Once > the books are in and cataloged, we send back the Choice card with the call > numbers on the back. > > > > We are no longer subscribing to physical Choice cards, and I’m not a huge > fan of this method anyway as the faculty are notified as long as two months > after they submit the cards (occasionally longer). This method also > doesn’t work when purchasing e-books. Does anyone have alternative methods > to recommend for faculty notification? Does anyone notify faculty > immediately upon ordering, with the caveat that the “on the shelf” date is > approximately a month to 6 weeks? > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > Mary > > > > Mary Atwell > > Archivist and CDS Manager > > 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701 > > Phone 301-696-3873 <(301)%20696-3873>, 3933 > > Email atwell_at_hood.edu > > > > > > > > > > >
