Hi,

Could you email me a digest of the responses you get to this question...we are in the same boat and are looking for this information as well.

Thanks,

Adam Murray
Head of Acquisitions
Murray State University

Mitch Turitz <turitz@SFSU.EDU> wrote: I apologize in advance for duplicates of this message, as I am
sending this out to several discussion groups (lists).

San Francisco State University subscribes to over 20,000 electronic
serials.  We are considering purchasing MARC records for these
serials.  Our OPAC is Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

   I am asking:

1.) Who has used a vendor with good quality MARC records/good prices.
We estimate we will need approximately 22,000 serial bib records.

2.) How useful were those records?

3.) How much additional work (including cleanup) was needed to be done?

4.) Any other comments.

Please send your replies directly to me:

Mitch Turitz

Thanks in advance,

Mitch
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