ACQNET v6n009 (March 25, 1996) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v6n009 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 6, No. 9, March 25, 1996 ======================================= (1) FROM: Nancy Myers SUBJECT: Edward Hamilton Update (26 lines) (2) FROM: Barbara Stewart SUBJECT: Non-U.S. Acquisitions Home Pages (29 lines) (3) FROM: Barbara Stewart SUBJECT: Value-Added Cataloging (95 lines) (4) FROM: Theresa Trawick SUBJECT: SIRSI Acquisitions/Collection Development procedures (15 lines) (5) FROM: Howard Bybee SUBJECT: Accepting Faculty Complimentary Copies (15 lines) (6) FROM: Jennifer Perdue SUBJECT: RE: Language Dictionaries on CD-ROM (22 lines) (7) FROM: Anne Finnegan SUBJECT: RE: Requests for uncataloged materials (46 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 14:22:36 -0600 (CST) From: Nancy Myers (Univ. of SD) Subject: Edward Hamilton Update For those of you who have had problems doing business with Edward Hamilton (no phone, no FAX, no email, no federal I.D. No.), we have found a solution. Book House will handle orders from the Edward Hamilton catalogs. We have tried them and can report that the books arrive promptly with no problems. Since Book House has to prepay, the books are not returnable. Also, we noticed that they are priced somewhat higher than in the Hamilton catalogs. We assume this is because Hamilton charges vendors more which they have to pass on to us. The books are still bargains. This arrangement is working well for us. I would like to note, however, that I think Book House is doing this to provide a service their customers appreciate, and not because it is a money maker for them. I suspect it's more trouble than it's probably worth to them, but is being done for the good will it generates. And, it certainly has done that in our case. Nancy Myers Acquisitions Librarian University of South Dakota (2)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 10:35:43 -0500 (EST) From: Barbara Stewart (Univ. of MA-Amherst) Subject: Non-U.S. Acquisitions Depts. home pages Greetings, Acqnetters: I would like to request your help. I am busily researching a book concerning using home pages in Tech. Services, and I am hard at work on the Acquisitions section. What I am looking for is any kind of Acquisitions home page (can be combined with something else - serials, for example) from any non- U.S. site. Examples are: 1) University of Otago Library Acquisitions Services (New Zealand) http://librius.otago.ac.nz:800/Library_menus/ Services/Acquisitions_services.html 2) University of Sydney Library Acquisitions Dept. (Australia) http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/Services/Acquisitions Please send replies to me personally, since I'm not subscribed to the list (or send a cc: ) Mil gracias in advance ;-) Barbara Stewart, Latin American Cataloger W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 (413)545-2728 Fax:(413)545-6494 stew@library.umass.edu (3)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 15:20:56 -0500 (EST) From: Barbara Stewart (Univ. of MA-Amherst) Subject: Value Added Cataloging The process of writing a book has caused me to ruminate on the future of libraries in general and catalogers in particular. Recently I had occasion to read a great article, "The Value-Added Acquisition Librarian : Defining our Role in a Time of Change," by Alex Bloss (_Library Acquisitions Practice & Theory_, V.19, no.3, pp. 321-330). I also have been surfing a variety of publishers' and vendors' web sites, and many of them claim to have "value-added" sites. Then I logically progressed to thinking about the future and value-added cataloging. Libraries have been remarkable examples of collaborative cataloging efforts. New efforts by LC to enhance bibliographic records by scanning entire tables of contents and adding a clickable T.O.C. entry in the 505 field are very heartening. However, with the advent of fiber-optic cables connecting our TVs to our computers to our VCRs to our toasters ;-) - we will soon have a broad audience who will want to do a variety of things with a click of a mouse. One thing they certainly will be doing is requesting videos, or Pay-per-view. Another need that they will have is for information. They will be able to click and access our library catalogs. They will most probably be requesting ILL's or requesting journal articles in addition to seeing what actual physical titles our libraries might carry. OK, now here's where the envisioning starts ;-) 1) Day by day, the threat of outsourcing looms heavy on the cataloging horizon. The threat is exacerbated by new programs developed by Yankee Book Peddler, Blackwell, and others to provide cataloging records at the time of ordering, thus eliminating the position of copy cataloger. 2) Catalogers have traditionally been confined to MARC records, which are finite, to say the least. Since time is money, only a very limited amount of the cataloger's time can be expended on each cataloging record. 3) Libraries and catalogers need to act NOW to increase our reputation as indexers, classifiers, 'rating system' creators -- in other words, we must claim loudly throughout all the confines of cyberspace that **We** created cataloging, NOT Yahoo (who does not catalog, by the way, merely indexes by about 10 extremely broad subject headings). 4) Many libraries have excellent and unique archival and special collections material, which now can only be accessed by very general records or by word-of-mouth. 5) Why couldn't libraries initiate some kind of value-added cataloging (indexing on command, so to speak) that would kick in : 1) when a request is made for an item over the new fiber optic box: We could come back with a proposition at that time, sort of an online reference interview, but pertaining to the exact type of information required by the requestor. We could check our catalogs, and then say something like: Library such-and-such has a myriad of material on *infrared circus icons* For $_______ we could provide you with a thorough indexing of these titles. 6) This service could be available only to students with a valid ID at XXX university who pay a standard researching fee, much like the computer fees they currently pay. 7) This plan will allow libraries to continue operating, and give us a source of income to DO the value-added cataloging that we have always longed to do, but have been constrained (by time and money) from doing. 8) Of course, this could all be conducted over the web, with fees being protected by a secure encrypted system. And what about those archival, special collections? Well, they could take advantage of collection-specific web pages elaborating upon what special types of material are available, and at what cost could these items be retrieved, indexed, scanned, analyzed, copied, you name it : "You need a gif of Mr. XYZ to incorporate into your PowerPoint presentation? No problem!" So, what do you think? Is there a possibility? What other services could be offered by the Value-Added Cataloger? Please give me your opinions, and Acqnetters, please send me a cc: with any replies, since I am not subscribed to your list. [ACTUALLY SHE IS NOW SUBSCRIBED - ed.] Thanks! Barbara Stewart, Latin American Cataloger W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 (413)545-2728 Fax:(413)545-6494 stew@library.umass.edu (4)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 14:49:58 -0600 (CST) From: Theresa Trawick (Troy State U.) Subject: SIRSI Acquisitions/Collection Development procedures I am interested in procedures used with the Sirsi Collection Management System, especially in handling approval plans and importing records. Would you share procedures manuals with me? Theresa C. Trawick Electronic Services Librarian Troy State University Troy, Al. 36010 tsutct01@asnmail.asc.edu (334)670-3265 or 3255 (5)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 14:28:10 -0700 From: Howard Bybee (Brigham Young U.) Subject: Faculty Complimentary copies Does anyone know the etiquette or legalities governing the addition of faculty complimentary copies to the library when donated by the faculty member? HCB Howard C. Bybee Howard_Bybee@byu.edu Acquisitions Department (801) 378-6777 6332 Harold B. Lee Library FAX (801) 378-3221 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (6)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 10:14:08 -0500 (EST) From: Jennifer Perdue (Bucknell U.) Subject: RE: Language Dictionaries on CD-ROM Vicky Burkholder recently asked for information on CD-ROM language dictionaries. In WORLDCAT, a general search, limited to material type 9 (data files/computer files), on "language and dictionary" received 171 hits. Included in those 171 were several French/English CD dictionaries, as well as Welsh, Chinese, Spanish, etc. More specific searching would be appropriate, but I like to start as general as possible, then fine-tune after I've seen the extreme. Hope this helps. Jennifer Perdue Supervisor of Acquisitions, Bertrand Library Bucknell University Lewsiburg, PA 17837 (717) 524-3252 PERDUEJ@JADE.BUCKNELL.EDU (7)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 09:17:45 -0800 (PST) From: Anne Finnegan (UC-Irvine) Subject: RE: Requests for uncataloged materials Jill Long asked about requests for uncataloged materials. At UC Irvine we have a 4 1/4" by 11" bright chartreuse form by which to request materials that are in process or not yet received. The requestor fills out the top part of the form with the necessary bibliographic information, their name and location, and how they want the material handled, e.g. delivered or held for pickup. The rest of the form is divided into sections that are worksheets for library staff to use in the search. When the material is found during the search, the form is inserted and serves as a notice that the material should receive priority treatment. Each staff member who handles the search dates and initials the form in the appropriate place: 1. Public service point: staff confirms the bibliographic information, adds the online record number, and routes it to the Acquisitions Department. 2. Acquisitions: staff (usually me) looks at the online order record to determine if the material has been received and if it is still in the department. There is space on the form for information such as the order date, the received date, type of order, etc. 3. Cataloging: staff checks work flow and checks off the steps listed on the form. 4. Marking: staff checks work flow and checks off the steps listed on the form. 5. Circulation (aka Access Services): discards the form when the material is checked out. We average 2 or 3 such requests a day and have contingency procedures for most problems which might be encountered during the search. Anne Olney Finnegan Science Library 311 e-mail: alfinneg@uci.edu Acquisitions Department voice: 714-824-7316 University of California Library fax: 714-824-2059 Irvine, CA 92713-9556 URL: http://www.lib.uci.edu ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 6, No. 9 ****** END OF FILE ******