CDL: Archiving selectors' comments?
From:
"Kohn, Karen" <kohnk_at_arcadia.edu>
#3
For books, we record the name of the selector on the order record. We
might note a reason if it's something other than "it looked reputable and
relevant." For example, if it's a replacement of a worn-out book, if it's
by one of our faculty.
For journals, we actually developed a database mainly for this purpose. We
felt that if we talked to faculty about canceling journals one year and
they said, "Don't cut that, it's a staple in our field!" we'd better know
now to ask the same question the following year! We have a database (built
using SQL by someone in IT) where we store: historical pricing information,
usage, subscription history, and comments from the librarians or faculty.
If we cut something we add a note to the effect of, "talked to faculty
member AK, and she said ok to cut." So in case someone asks later why we
don't have it, we'll know. Or, "dropped print because it was in one of our
online databases" or "faculty assured us usage would go up next year, check
on this!" It's a bit of work to maintain the databases, but now I can't
imagine going back to not having a place to store those comments.
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Original post:
>From Channa Cajero<ccajero_at_lalawlibrary.org> <ccajero_at_lalawlibrary.org>
Archiving selectors' comments?
Does your library archive comments from selectors as to why an item was
selected, not selected, cancelled, etc.?
If your library records this type of info, I'd like to know how: In print? In
your ILS? MS Access? Some other application?
Thanks very much!
~ Channa
Channa Cajero
Reference Librarian
LA LawLibraryccajero_at_lalawlibrary.org
Received on Sat Nov 17 2012 - 03:02:01 EST