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Subject: Re: Seasonal check-in -- Julia Blixrud
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:23:34 -0500
From: Susan Andrews <Susan_Andrews@TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU>

This is another interesting feature of DRA.  The codes that you mention
are used in the pattern, but you *cannot* use them when checking in (you
must use the number of the month (i.e. 12=Dec.))! I don't know how Taos
handles this, but that is part of the current problem with checking in
seasonally in DRA.

Susan Andrews

At 04:12 PM 06/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Seasonal check-in
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:00:23 -0500
>From: Julia Blixrud <jblix@ARL.ORG>
>Organization: Association of Research Libraries/SPARC
>
>
>One of the data elements used in both the earlier and later versions
>of the SICI (ANSI/NISO Z39.56-1996 -- Serial Item and Contribution
>Identifier) is a chronology format that includes codes for both
>seasons and quarters.
>The seasons are as follows:
>21  Spring
>22  Summer
>23  Fall
>24  Winter
>(http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=52629
>see page 10)
>
>>>From this thread, it appears that no one has taken advantage of
>these codes for check-in purposes.  Since the SICI is soon up for
>reaffirmation, are these codes for this data element not useful?
>
>--
>Julia C. Blixrud <jblix@arl.org>
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