ACQNET v6n031 (October 15, 1996) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v6n031.txt ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 6, No. 31, October 15, 1996 ======================================== (1) FROM: Marianne Oden SUBJECT: Vanity presses (18 lines) (2) FROM: Dennis VansArsdale SUBJECT: Re: Encyclopedia recommendation needed (24 lines) (3) FROM: Noelia Rendon SUBJECT: Optometry CD-ROMS (16 lines) (4) FROM: Jennifer Perdue & Fran Stumpf SUBJECT: RE: Popular Reading Collections (45 lines) (5) FROM: Dennis VanArsdale SUBJECT: RE: Spine labels (36 lines) (6) FROM: Rebecca Drummond SUBJECT: Gift policies & practices (22 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 16:30:07 -0700 From: Marianne Oden (Graduate Theological Union) Subject: Vanity Presses My library director is looking for a list of vanity presses. I've looked at the ACQNET Archives but found no such list. There was some discussion about vanity presses but no such list showed up. Does anyone have a list or know where I can find one? I would appreciate any help. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Marianne Oden Head, Acquisitions Dept. Phone:(510) 649-2531 Graduate Theological Union Fax: (510) 649-1417 Berkeley, CA 94709 USA Email: moden@sirius.com, moden@gtu.edu @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ (2)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 08:05:48 -0600 From: Dennis VanArsdale (Westark Community College) Subject: Re: Encyclopedia recommendation needed To append my earlier statement on Colliers: I just had the MacMillan Library Reference rep here yesterday, and saw the latest Colliers. To be fair, they have done considerable upgrading and it appears to be a much improved work over the ones I had tried to use in the past. Colliers is now handled through the Simon & Schuster distributor; the number I have is 888-225-2821 (through my Arkansas rep). ################################################### Dennis G. Van Arsdale, Technical Services Librarian Boreham Library, Westark Community College********* "The opinions expressed and the information provided here or through any connection are not the responsibility of the College or any related service provider." P.O. Box 3649 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3649 (501) 788-7206 -- dvanarsd@systema.westark.edu ################################################### (3)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:14:00 -0500 (EST) From: Noelia Rendon (Interamerican Univ. of PR) Subject: Optometry CD-ROMS Optometry Library is one of the libraries at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico that has interest in having more periodicals on CD-ROM. We have selected some titles from EBSCO, Silver Platter catalogs, and _The Multimedia and CD-ROM Directory_ for 1996. We would appreciate hearing from other selection experts about this matter. Thanks. Noelia Rendon Technical Processing Center Interamerican Univ. of Puerto Rico. (4)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:34:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Jennifer Perdue (Bucknell Univ.) Subject: RE: Popular Reading Collections I am responding to the popular reading collection question. At Bucknell University we have a paperback collection on the main floor right next to the New Book Shelves. The collection is about 450 titles, including pop fiction, popular humor (Dave Barry, for example) and miscellaneous books, like books on herbs, exercise and self-help. We fund the collection at $800 per year. A group of interested library staff make a twice yearly trip to the University Book Store, spending about $400 each trip. Before we go shopping, the collection is weeded, and a print-out of titles in the collection is created, which helps prevent buying duplicate titles. It is a very simple, yet effective way of collecting books that are heavily read and appreciated by the students. It is also a good morale boost for the staff who get to shop (all staff are invited). Jennifer Perdue Supervisor of Acquisitions, Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 (717)524-3252 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:49:23 -0600 From: Fran Stumpf (St. Charles CC College) Subject: Re: Popular reading collection We have a small revolving collection which we lease through McNaughton Books (Brodart). This is a *very* popular collection with students, faculty and staff. At times the faculty can be the most demanding as to what we have in that collection and to its staying current. The staff at the library feel that the collection is worth the time and money put into it. ***************************************************************** ** ** ** Fran Stumpf ** phone: 314-922-8000 x443 ** Head of Technical Processing ** fax: 314-922-8433 ** St. Charles County Community College** fstumpf@scccc.stchas.edu ***************************************************************** (5)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 08:50:26 -0600 From: Dennis VanArsdale Subject: Re: ACQNET 6:30: Spine labels Gaylord [customer service 800-634-6307] and Library Store [800-548-7204] and probably others have laser labels for books in various configurations. I might note that, for those inevitable occasions when you need less than a full sheet, you might need to check your local office supplies for the "mini" packs of labels (Avery brand has them) which allow less waste (and usually cost less than buying through library suppliers). These are not quite the same, but you can select something close to size or trim it down. Otherwise, if you need less than a full sheet, some of the large label sheets might cause problems if required to go through the laser printer's heat a second or third time to finish the remaining labels. Both places also offer label protectors. Here we are printing labels by generating a basic label in OCLC CatME software, exporting it to a word processor, and formatting and making our special local changes there. We can also make copies and modify them for additional copies (as used in audio-visual multi-part kits). Then we can print individual or groups of labels on an Epson LQ570+ dot matrix printer; dot matrix being, IMHO, still the most cost-effective manner to print variable-length runs of labels. State inventory regulations require us to maintain a shelf list, so we use a spine label and a larger book label on the item, and the second book label (with the special notes on price, etc.) on the shelf list card; the second spine label can be used on the back of the card next to the barcode label for the automated catalog when necessary to indicate the volume/edition of that barcoded item. ################################################### Dennis G. Van Arsdale, Technical Services Librarian Boreham Library, Westark Community College********* ################################################# (6)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 13:20:17 -0500 From: Rebecca A. Drummond (Georgia State U.) Subject: Gift Policies & Practice Dear ACQNET subscribers: We are conducting research on policy and practice in handling gifts (monographs and serials) to libraries. We are searching for librarians who would be willing to contribute a copy of their gifts policy and to answer questions in a telephone interview to be arranged at your convenience. The researchers are Pauline Hollmann, Joan Stephens, Mary Munroe, and Rebecca Drummond of Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga. Please respond individually to Rebecca Drummond, librad@langate.gsu.edu. Thanks for your help. Rebecca Drummond Humanities Bibliographer, Georgia State Univ. Library ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 6, No. 31 ****** END OF FILE ******