Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:56:02 +0000
To: "acqnet_at_lists.ala.org" <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org>
We use a combination of methods, including physical Choice cards. The only reason for using Choice cards is feedback that some faculty in certain departments would rebel if they didn’t get them. I for one think we need to dispel with that approach altogether for so many reasons… The primary method we use is to subscribe most faculty to subject-based alerts that we create in GOBI. Most of those alerts are then scheduled to go out to them on a weekly basis. Faculty can then review and mark those items they’d recommend we purchase, and they can also add any particular notes at this stage that might be helpful (e.g. “I need this right away. Please rush.” or “I’m planning to reference this book in my class this Fall.”). If faculty members indicate that something is rush or that they want to be notified when the book becomes available, we have a process in place that tracks that and notifies them via email when the book has arrived and is on hold for them at the circ. desk. For all other things recommended by faculty, we do not habitually notify our faculty of each and every case when a book is purchased, received, cataloged, and put on the shelf. Instead we advertise (e.g. via our subject LibGuides) a new books RSS feed organized by subject to which they can subscribe. Steve Steve Oberg Assistant Professor of Library Science Group Leader for Resource Description and Digital Initiatives Wheaton College (IL) +1 (630) 752-5852 NASIG President [cid:image001.png_at_01D1D888.AA3866F0] On Jul 13, 2017, at 2:58 PM, adanyley (Arlene Danyleyko) <Arlene.Danyleyko_at_confederationc.on.ca<mailto:Arlene.Danyleyko_at_confederationc.on.ca>> wrote: We use Coutts Oasis for electronic ordering. I am interested to hear how you decide. Arlene Danyleyko Confederation College Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message -------- From: "Atwell, Mary" <atwell_at_hood.edu<mailto:atwell_at_hood.edu>> Date: 2017-07-13 1:27 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "'acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org>'" <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org>> Subject: [ALCTS-acqnet] Faculty Notifications 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, 3933 Email atwell_at_hood.edu<mailto:atwell_at_hood.edu> [cid:image003.jpg_at_01D2FBDA.6AEA2DA0]
