Dear Mark

If you're not using a dedicated, integrated library system, then MS
Access can of course be considered to use as a check-in tool?

But in order to use it so, you'd have to fill the database with your
document data, reader data, etc... In fact you'd be setting up a
-indeed- dedicated, integrated library system.

So you're stuck with two options. Either you buy a professional library
software tool and dish out a great deal of money, or youdesign your own
MSAccess database system, which would be a hell of a job if you're not a
professional MSAccess worker. The hours you put in are not free either I
take it.

I can suggest something in between. There is a firm in Norway,
"Programvare" who are designing ready-made databases, based on MSAccess.
They sell (at a very reasonable price) databases for books, videos, cds,
stamp collections and software. I use them for personal projects and
consider them to be very good value for money.
What you need is their BookCAT database, which sells at $ 39.
You'll find them at http://www.fnprg.com

You can download a 30-day free trial and check it out.

Good Luck!

Erik Arfeuille
Central Library K.U.Leuven, Belgium
Periodicals department

Erik.Arfeuille@bib.kuleuven.ac.be
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Van: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] Namens Mark Ferguson
Verzonden: woensdag 6 november 2002 21:22
Aan: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Onderwerp:

Dear serials listers:

Has anyone out there ever tried using the MS Access database as a
check-in
tool?  If anyone has, I would be interested in hearing about your
experiences and what Access tools (forms, tables, lookup columns?) you
utilized to make it work.

Thanks,

Mark Ferguson
Periodicals librarian, Mahoney Library