Hello,

The Gumberg Library at Duquesne University does a monthly batch download
of Marc records we get from ExLibris.  I do this more frequently if
warranted.

I too am interested in the answer to the question about OCLC holdings
for electronic journals.

I just began adding our symbol to our Elsevier subscription titles, and
only to Elsevier subs for now.  At this time, I am not adding holdings.
We decided to start slowly to see how it affects our ILL department.

Thanks,
Carmel Yurochko

Serials/E.R. Librarian
Duquesne University / Gumberg Library
600 Forbes Avenue / Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412.396-5233 / fax 412.396-5639
yurochko@library.duq.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Cheryl Conway
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:41 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Holdings for e-resources in OPAC and in OCLC?

I am also interested.  Thank you, Cheryl Conway At 04:24 PM 1/20/2006,
you wrote:
>Please respond to the list, I am interested too.
>
>Helen
>
>Helen Heinrich
>Cataloging Coordinator
>California State University, Northridge
>18111 Nordhoff Street,
>Northridge, CA, 91330-8328
>Tel.: (818) 677-7830
>Fax: (818) 677-4928
>helen.heinrich@csun.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Birdie MacLennan
>Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:27 PM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: [SERIALST] Holdings for e-resources in OPAC and in OCLC?
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm writing to inquire if there are any academic libraries using
>monthly (or more frequent)  automated batch loads of MARC records to
>describe in their OPAC their electronic resources (i.e., through MARC
>record services offered by EBSCO, SerialsSolutions, ExLibris or other)
>who are also adding (and/or deleting) their institution's holding
>symbol to OCLC records, with each monthly batch load of MARC records
>... primarily for ILL purposes?
>
>Likewise, are there libraries who are doing monthly MARC record batch
>loads who are not worrying about adding their holdings to OCLC records
>and just keeping holdings data in their OPAC?
>
>I am aware that OCLC was conducting a pilot project with various
>libraries and vendors.  Is the pilot over?  Any lessons learned?
>
>Feel free to respond to SERIALST or to me directly.  If interest
>warrants, I'll be happy to summarize for the list.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>         -- Birdie
>         Birdie MacLennan
>         Bailey/Howe Library          E-mail:  Birdie.MacLennan@uvm.edu
>         University of Vermont          Phone:   802-656-2016
>         Burlington, VT  05405, USA        Fax:   802-656-4038
>      Library Assoc. Prof. ; Coordinator, Serials & Cataloging, etc.
...

Cheryl

Cheryl L. Conway
Head of Cataloging Acquisitions Dept.
Room 214-C
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701-4002
phone:  479-575-4812
fax:    479-575-4817