ACQNET v7n044 (December 21, 1997) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v7n044 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 7, No. 44, December 21, 1997 ========================================= (1) FROM: C. Fairley, M. Whipple SUBJECT: RE: Automating Acquisitions (2 postings) (45 lines) (2) FROM: P. Theus SUBJECT: Disappearing materials (22 lines) (3) FROM: A. Haenisch SUBJECT: Credit Cards in Acquisitions (30 lines) (4) FROM: K. Hale SUBJECT: Louvre/Apple Computer CD-ROM (25 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 22:10:43 -0007 From: Craig Fairley (Information Dynamics) Subject: RE: Automated Acquisitions You are looking for a stop gap measure. This sounds a bit off the wall, but what about using an accounting package such as Quick Books which allows you to create purchase orders? While you would have to keep your descriptions short, you could used the ISBN as the "item" or part number for ordering, and you can establish custom fields for things such as "edition". Since I don't know your current setup, this may cause more problems than it solves, but, hey, it's worth thinking about. And it's relatively inexpensive. Craig Fairley Information Dynamics 2165 Margot Street Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 3M5 (905) 842-1406 Fax (905) 842-6409 fairley@tap.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 11:29:25 -0800 From: Marcia Whipple Subject: RE: Automating acquisitions Last week (ACQNET 7:43) I posted asking how you went from paper-based into automation with an integrated library system not being immediately available, but in the wings. I received one nice reply from Jey Wann and I thank you kindly. We started discussing the pros and cons of using Excel and/or Word. Someone from the computer support center was over helping with another problem. He said he thought we needed Access. We have looked into this and it looks extremely promising. We can make tables for all the fields we want. It will sort by most fields, it will tally, it will create reports. I can post progress reports if you like. Our first step is to get us all on the same version, the one that works with Windows 95. (The acquisition people and I have version 2.0 and the reference person trying to help us has version 7.0). We have hope before us! Marcia whipple@spawar.navy.mil (2)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 15:44:56 -0500 From: Pam Theus (William Paterson U.) Subject: Disappearing Materials: Items received but never cataloged. We are having a problem with items that we've received (and paid good money for) and have never been cataloged. We have no cataloging backlog to speak of - I'm talking about items that somehow disappear from Technical Services and never make it to the stacks. Besides installing video cameras to watch every staff person that picks up a book, is anyone doing anything to make sure that items received do indeed make it to the stacks? Or are there video cameras in your area? Any advice will be appreciated. Pamela Theus Acquisitions William Paterson University Sarah Byrd Askew Library Wayne, NJ 07470 THEUSP@NEBULA.WILPATERSON.EDU (3)--------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 11:55:16 -0600 (CST) From: Arline Haenisch (Elmhurst College) Subject: Credit Cards in Acquisitions [Editor's note: I am eager to hear about this too - as I am trying to make the same case where I work. There was a report from the Charleston Conference in issue 7:42 about this topic. Also, it has been discussed over the years in ACQNET (see ACQNET 3:42.4 and 5:34.3 in particular). I had planned to post the same question, so thanks Arline!] I am looking for some input on institutional credit cards. I thought I saw some messages on this recently and was watching for some response but did not see any. If I am mistaken, please forgive. Does anyone out there use a credit card for acquisitions? We are trying to build a case for obtaining a credit card for the hard to order things like out of print books over the net or foreign publishers from which we only want 1 item. This way we would avoid more complicated account establishment, etc. Also if anyone knows where to find information on the security of ordering over the net, articles etc., to back up our case I would appreciate that also. Thanks. -- Arline Haenisch Acquisitions Assistant Elmhurst College Library Elmhurst, Illinois Internet : arlineh@elmhurst.edu Home Page : http://www.elmhurst.edu/~arlineh (4)---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 16:47:44 -0600 (CST) From: Kim Hale (Columbia College Library) Subject: Louvre/Apple CD-ROM collaboration One of our faculty members has requested that the Library purchase a series of CD-ROMs developed through a collaboration between the Louvre and Apple Computer. I have searched OCLC, the Louvre web page and _Art Index_ but was unsuccessful at finding ordering information. The set was to be titled, _The Encyclopedia of Techniques of the Work of Art_. Alain Joubert is named as principle author of the project. The first disc, called "The Art of Painting" was scheduled for release in 1995, and the project was to have been completed this year. The only reference I have found so far was a brief article in _ARTnews_, Summer issue (p.62) which provided the above information. Many thanks 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) ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol.7, No.44 ****** END OF FILE ******