ACQNET v2n030 (March 1, 1992) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v2n030 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 30, March 1, 1992 ===================================== (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (18 lines) (2) FROM: Keith Stetson SUBJECT: Scholar's Bookshelf (18 lines) (3) FROM: Nancy Gibbs SUBJECT: International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information publications (11 lines) (4) FROM: Lynne Brown SUBJECT: International publishers, country of origin, Peter Lang (13 lines) (5) FROM: Julie Gammon SUBJECT: Acquisitions departments and document delivery (15 lines) (6) FROM: Dora Chen SUBJECT: Disposing of unwanted books (16 lines) (7) FROM: Joseph Gabriel SUBJECT: The Internet, LC Bookfile (8 lines) (8) FROM: Michael Markwith SUBJECT: Lyman Newlin (23 lines) (9) FROM: Judy Rieke SUBJECT: Revisionist Press (21 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: February 29, 1992 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Rebecca Breedlove Serial Acquisitions Librarian University of Massachusetts - Boston Library E-mail: BECKY%DELPHINUS.LIB.UMB.EDU@CS.UMB.EDU Thyra Russell Order Librarian Southern Illinois University Library E-mail: AXVSCTR@UICVMC.BITNET Veronica Fenwick Head, Serials Section Acadia University Library E-mail: SERHEAD@ADMIN.ACADIAU.EDU (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 09:30 EST From: Keith Stetson Subject: Scholar's Bookshelf The Scholar's Bookshelf, Princeton Junction, NJ issues catalogs of scholarly titles at sale prices. A typical catalog has about 80 pages of titles orga- nized by broad subject categories. We have purchased over 50 titles this fiscal year; many were core titles listed in _Books for College Libraries_, 3rd edition, an ongoing project of ours. Each catalog entry has a stock number, title, subtitle, author, a short synopsis, often from a review whose source is cited, date, pagination, edition, publisher, if not hardcover, softcover is noted, dimensions of larger books, list and sale price. They ship the majority of titles in 1-2 weeks. Some will be back ordered for 30 days; some will never be shipped. The fill rate is directly related to the speed at which you place your order. Some titles are in print, offered at a slight discount. In these cases you can probably get a better discount from one of your regular vendors. Invoices are clear and professional. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 27 Feb 92 08:44:05 U From: Nancy Gibbs Subject: ICSTI pub. in USSR The latest publication of the International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI), located at 21-B Juusinen St., Moscow, is _Prospects for 1992_ and lists periodicals, serials, and monographs. Topics covered include computer systems, information science, materials engineering, etc. I have a Collection Manager who wants to buy two publications from ICSTI's 1992 publica- tions catalog and we are hesitant to send funds if they are no longer in business. Does anyone know? (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 16:03 EST From: Lynne Branche Brown Subject: Approval plans for foreign materials Our approval plans for foreign materials are based on country of publication, which I assume is standard practice. We have been receiving Peter Lang publications, with a New York imprint, from our German vendor. We haven't asked them why recently, but last time we did we were told that Lang was a German publisher, period. My question is, has the "globalization" of publishing made the "country of publication" approach to acquisitions outmoded? If so, how should we be doing it differently? (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 15:59:07 EST From: Julie Gammon Subject: Acquisitions departments and document delivery In reference to Rosann Bazirjian's question about the involvement of acquisi- tions/technical services departments in document delivery, I can give some information on our situation at the University of Akron. Our procedures and methods are very simple: any serial that cannot be found by ILL becomes an Acquisitions Dept. "order". We opened deposit accounts, order, pay and receive these items just as we treat other orders. These requests, however, do not go in our on-line catalog. Currently we are paying for these with monies trans- ferred from canceled serials titles. Originally, the Reference Department was responsible for this function but we had too many problems, so it was trans- ferred to Acquisitions. The procedure is new, only two months old, so I don't have a lot of historical evidence yet--except to say it is working. (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 17:38 EST From: Doa Chen Subject: Disposing of unwanted books This is for Helen Mack's "Wanted: recipients of unneeded books." Our library director just received a letter from someone who just moved from New Jersey to West Virginia. This person is begging books for the library of the county she has just moved into. This county library serves a population of 7,885, including a high school and 4 grade schools, is operating on a budget reduced from $29,000 to $22,600. There is no money to buy any book. She said in her letter: "If you locate any materials to contribute, please forward them directly to: Mrs. Glada Stump, Librarian, Calhoun County Library, Mill Street, Grantsville, West Virginia, 26147." (7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 16:15:51 EST From: Joseph Gabriel Subject: The Internet, LC Bookfile Harvard University is currently receiving the LC Bookfile via the Internet. It is dumped into a local file and can be used by acquisitions staff to order on Hollis (Harvard's version of NOTIS.) The acquisitions staff love it as it saves time on keying in data, etc. (8) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 27 Feb 92 17:37:00 EST From: Michael Markwith Subject: Lyman Newlin Christian: I called Lyman today and we spoke for a good half hour. I don't know if you want to include an update in ACQNET about him or not; but feel free to use this. This may be old news to you, but it was my first contact with him since the week of the fire. Lyman appears to be in good spirits. He has saved his most valuable books (including the Dali "Alice") and just last week he and Fred moved 4000 tomes to a freezer storage facility. He and Evie are living in a home on the same block while their home is rebuilt. A contractor is starting work Monday to clean up and rebuild. This is really great news, obviously. We spent time discussing mutual friends who need some support and possible employment--the man is incredible. As he says, "When you live long enough you see it all...." He is very optimistic about his work and life: the man is a personal and professional inspiration! He's back to work in the office as well as overseeing the rebuilding of the house. All the foundation, basement, and most of the walls are secure. They'll add on some space and retain the Newlin homestead in upstate New York. (9) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 92 10:08 CST To: CRI@CORNELLC From: Judy Rieke Subject: Information about Revisionist Press I am searching for information about Revisionist Press. The address in BIP is G.P.O. Box 2009, Brooklyn, NY 11202. All of my calls to their number which is an answering service have gone unanswered. We are trying to ascertain informa- tion about their publication listed in BIP as _Nutritive Value of American Foods in Common Units_ for $250.00. We're curious as to whether or not this is the same as USDA Publication by the same name which is no longer printed by GPO because data are inaccurate & are in the process of being revised. GPO sold it for $8.50. It is also known as _Agricultural Bulletin_ #456. It was brought to my attention by a faculty member who teaches nutrition and used to have her students purchase the publication for a class. When she was told it was no longer being printed by GPO, she found the information about the Revisionist publication and wanted to know if this was a simple reprint for an exhorbitant- ly higher price, or if it was indeed a different one. Has anyone dealt with Revisionist Press, or know of a way that I can contact them? ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 30 ****** END OF FILE *******