If you "Google" serials manual/serials assistant manual/etc. you will come up with a number of posted resources which will be helpful. Many libraries have entire procedural manuals posted online - these are great reference tools. Matt Rouillard, Marilee wrote: >Helping is what we do, and you have. Thank you Diann. >Marilee > >-----Original Message----- >From: Diann Parker [mailto:dxparker@UALR.EDU] >Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:13 PM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual > > >Barbara, > >Even though the libraries may differ in size, the main objective here is >to have a guide to work from. I know what it is like to be new and >getting started. I only had the manual to help me along, and I still do >know a lot of things. > >I do not know what is contained in your manual, but from what I can >gather, most of the folks asking were just wanting to see what ours >contained. I am sorry that someone has been offended, but we are not >wanting to publish anything. I was just being what I know best to >be--helpful! > >Guys, I thought that the purpose of this support group was to support >each other and help each other. All of the ones asking are either new, >fairly new, or just did not have a guide to write one from. One can >adjust to ones' needs. > >Thanks for the other comments. > >Diann > >-----Original Message----- >From: Barbara Gushrowski [mailto:barbara.gushrowski@UNCP.EDU] >Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:52 AM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual > > >Dear Serial List Members: > >I can appreciate the interest in the in-house department manual - the one we >developed took several weeks of concentrated effort on the part of all >members of the Serials Department. > >When the original request went out from Michele Pope I forwarded her the >Table of Contents and a few other sections of our manual. I was happy to do >this because I know how difficult it is to get started with these things. > >I'm a little taken a-back however, by the numerous requests for the entire >text of another library's manual. For one thing, the manual necessarily will >be heavily geared toward that library's ILS and work flow. > >Secondly, if there is such a great deal of interest perhaps Ms. Parker or >her library (or for that matter my own library) should consider developing >an ALA publication on the subject. > >I'm not sure all the requestors appreciate the time and effort required to >produce such a document or they might not be so ready to ask for a free >copy. > >Just my thoughts. > >Barb > >Barbara A. Gushrowski, MLS >Serials Librarian >Sampson-Livermore Library >University of North Carolina Pembroke >One University Drive >Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 >Phone 910-521-6696 >gushrb@uncp.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Basu Baksi - State Library of >LA >Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:36 AM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual > > >Diann, > >I will be also interested in taking a look at this manual. I will really >appreciate, if you could also email this to me. Thanks a bunch. > >Basu > > >>Diann, >> >>I'd be interested in taking a peek at your manual. I need to create >>such a document. If you can, could you email it to me. Or if there is >>a link I could surf on over to, that would be great. >> >>Kind Regards, >> >>Mary Edwards >>Librarian >>Art Institute of California - Los Angeles >>2900 31st Street >>Santa Monica, CA 90405 >>310-314-6154 >>meedwards@edmc.edu >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Diann Parker >>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 8:07 AM >>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual >> >>Hello Michele, >> >>My name is Diann Parker. I have a Serials Assistant's Manual here. If >>that would help I would be glad to share it with you. If you have what >>you need then that's great. Just let me know either way. >> >>Diann Parker >>Serials Assistant >>UALR Ottenheimer Library >>2801 S. University Ave. >>Little Rock, AR 72204 >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Michele Pope [mailto:mpope@LOYNO.EDU] >>Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:29 PM >>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >>Subject: [SERIALST] In-house serial dept manual >> >> >>Do you have an in-house manual you could share? I need to write a manual >>and need something to work with. Thanks. MP >> >>Michele Pope >>Serials/Government Documents Librarian >>Loyola University Law Library >>7214 St. Charles Avenue >>New Orleans, LA 70118 >>(504) 861-5546 >>Fax: (504) 861-5895 >>mpope@loyno.edu >> > >Basu Baksi >Head, Loan Referral/Serials >State Library of Louisiana >P.O.Box 131 >Baton Rouge, LA 70821 >225-342-0007 (Phone) >225-219-4725 (Fax) -- Matthew A. Person Serials Librarian >)))'> MBLWHOI Library Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 USA phone: 508 289 7345 fax: 540 6902 >)))'> email: mperson@mbl.edu ======================================================= Member of NASIG - North American Serials Interest Group
