[Original post followed by most recent response.]
From: Roberta Astroff <Roberta.Astroff_at_utsa.edu>
Hi,
As part of the process of streamlining acquisitions and
cataloging, we have been told there will no longer be an approval
display for our subject specialists. That means they will not
see the books sent to us by our approval plan vendor. Our return
rate is very low and we have continued to tweak the approval
plan, obviously to good results. I am wondering though how other
academic libraries who have done away with approval displays
continue to evaluate the books sent to them. Do your subject
librarians look at shipping lists? At new book lists generated
from the catalog? Do you know (or care) whether the librarians
are monitoring what is coming in?
Thanks
Roberta
Roberta J. Astroff, PhD, MLS,
Head of Collection Development
University of Texas San Antonio Library
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-0671
(210) 458-6682 voice
(210) 458-4577 fax
roberta.astroff_at_utsa.edu
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From: "Cataldo,Tara Tobin" <tara_at_uflib.ufl.edu>
We use Blackwell's collection manager and have a virtual approval
plan - sort of. The list of approval books are generated and the
selectors can see the list of items that are slated to be
ordered. The list appears in CM on Tuesday and the selectors have
until Sunday to review them. If a selector does not want an item
sent, they "cancel" the order in CM. We just started this process
last year and so far it is working (at least for the science
librarians).
Tara Tobin Cataldo
Science Bibliographer
Marston Science Library
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117011
Gainesville, FL 32611-7011
352.273.2868
352.392.4787 (fax)
ttobin_at_ufl.edu
Received on Wed Jun 10 2009 - 03:05:28 EDT