ACQNET v7n040 (November 23, 1997) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v7n040 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 7, No. 40, November 23, 1997 ========================================= (1) FROM: W. Dole SUBJECT: RE: Core Collections (10 lines) (2) FROM: K. Hale SUBJECT: OCLC TechPro (16 lines) (3) FROM: P. Peranteau SUBJECT: How necessary is CIP? (42 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:06:41 -0500 (EST) From: Wanda V. Dole (SUNY-Stony Brook) Subject: RE: Core Collections (ACQNET 7:39) BNA used to run comparisons between BCL and a library's holdings. Such a comparison was done at Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) in the 1980s -- I believe that Dick Werking (then Director of the Trinity library) published an article about the project. [Ed. note: I cannot locate this article - Wanda or someone else, can you provide a citation? Thanks] (2)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 11:36:18 -0600 (CST) From: Kim Hale (Columbia College) Subject: OCLC TechPro I am interested in hearing from those who are using or have used OCLC's TechPro services, especially libraries who have integrated ordering (from jobbers participating in the TechPro program) with cataloging. Thank you in advance. Kimberly Hale, Acquisitions Librarian/Coordinator of Collection Development Columbia College Library 624 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 663-1600, x7355 (voice) (312) 663-1707 (fax) (3)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 14:05:42 -0500 From: Paul Peranteau (J. Benjamins Pub. Co.) Subject: How necessary is CIP? We publish about 70 books a year and all get Cataloging In Publication data from the Library of Congress. Most of the time we incorporate getting the CIP data in our standard timeline for book production. We, as a publisher have to provide CIP with a good deal of front matter from which they create the cataloging. When the CIP liaison person is good, the process is seamless, taking usually about two weeks. This does, however, mean that the manuscript sits and waits for an indefinite time during which nothing else happens, while we wait on CIP. When the CIP liaison is less than good -- well there can be problems. Recently we had to produce an exhibition catalogue and even with our using the fax and next day service and pleading, the CIP data arrived 35 days later. (CIP Management has not returned my calls.) Trouble was we only had 30 days to wait until the catalog had to be sent to the printer. So we included a note in the front matter that the CIP data would be available electronically from the LC. I have two questions about this for the list: 1. Is it almost as good to just put a notice in the front matter that the CIP data exists? I.e., can librarians easily/routinely access this information, so no big deal? 2. If librarians can work with such a notice and can easily access the information, is it really necessary for us to have the CIP data printed in any of our books? Have we been interrupting our production process needlessly waiting for the black and white CIP data? I'd appreciate hearing from anyone about this, and if replies warrant, I'll summarize and post. Thank you Paul Peranteau (paul@benjamins.com) P O Box 27519 Ph: 215 836-1200 Philadelphia PA 19118-0519 Fax: 215 836-1204 John Benjamins Publishing Co. website: http://www.benjamins.com ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 7, No. 40 ****** END OF FILE ******