(original posting followed by the response)
From: "Schmidt, June" <jschmidt_at_library.msstate.edu>
I'm interested in knowing how academic libraries notify faculty members
that the books they have requested have been received and are available
for checkout.
Our library files the original requests submitted for books. When the
materials are received, the requests are pulled, the call number is
recorded on them and the requestsare then returned to the requestors.
We're interested in eliminating the steps required to maintain the files,
but we don't want to lose the personal touch of notifying the requestors
individually.
We spend between $600,000 and $800,000 a year on book orders and would be
particularly interested in hearing for institutions with a similarly sized
book budget. Thanks!
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From: Deborah Slingluff slingluff_at_jhu.edu
Horizon generates a paper notice when the book is available for
pick-up. (The original requests are placed on Horizon - Horizon follows
each request all the way through patron check-out.) WHEN we get email
notices up, Horizon will send an email notice, which will be a great
improvement for most people.
Deborah Slingluff slingluff_at_jhu.edu
Head, Access Services (410) 516-8254 (voice)
Milton S.Eisenhower Library (410) 516-8596 (fax)
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218-2689
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From: John Abbott abbottjp_at_appstate.edu
We accept book requests from faculty in any form (marked catalogs, blurbs,
emails, newspaper clippings, written on the back of a paper plate). For
for items approved for purchase, the cd librarian writes a fund code
and the faculty member's email address on the request. Acq enters
the contact information as a note in the order record (iii). On receipt,
the item is expedited through cataloging based on the note and Access
Services sends the faculty member an boilerplate email incorporating
the title & call no. saying the item has arrived and is being held at
the circ desk. Appalachian spends about $600k/yr on monographs.
Received on Fri Mar 01 2002 - 07:55:22 EST