Barbara,

Now everyone will want to know what ERM you use...

Linda

Barbara Pope wrote:

>I am very curious about this.  Do all of you who use the process of
>creating a separate bib record and supress it also use an ERM?  We use an
>ERM to keep track of all of our electronic journal orders, payments,
>licensing information, and contact information.  I find the ERM to be a
>real life and time saver.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Barbara Pope, MALS
>Periodicals/Reference Librarian
>Axe Library
>Pittsburg State University
>1701 S. Broadway
>Pittsburg KS  66762
>620-235-4884
>bpope@pittstate.edu
>
>
>
>
>>Our library uses the same process you describe, and we do create
>>suppressed
>>brief records specifically to hold the order records.
>>
>>Christina Torbert
>>Head of Serials & Assistant Professor
>>J.D. Williams Library
>>University of Mississippi
>>ctorbert@olemiss.edu
>>662-915-7059
>>662-915-6744 fax
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>>[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Bowen, Mary Ellen (Library)
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:14 PM
>>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>Subject: [SERIALST] III and Serials solutions
>>
>>  Hi All
>>
>>Our library has III Millennium and we also purchase full marc records
>>from Serials Solutions. The marc records are loaded once per month and
>>enable us to have a link from the check in record to the electronic full
>>text.
>>
>>When ordering a journal directly from the publisher, I create a brief
>>bib and attach an order record to that bib. When the marc record is
>>loaded it does not overlay the brief bib, but creates a new full bib
>>record with check in record. The brief bib and order record remain in
>>III and the public sees the serial on order as well as fully cataloged
>>with the link. I am wondering how other libraries handle this. Do you
>>delete the brief bib and move the order record to the full bib or do you
>>just suppress the brief bib and order from public view.
>>
>>We recently had an issue where all the Serials Solutions marc records
>>were deleted from the catalog so we lost a lot of order history and I do
>>not want that to happen a second time. I appreciate any input on this
>>situation, please contact me off list.
>>
>>Thank you for your help with this.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Mary Ellen Bowen, MLS, AHIP
>>
>>Serials Librarian
>>
>>Elihu Burritt Library
>>
>>Central Connecticut State University
>>
>>1615 Stanley St.
>>
>>New Britain, CT 06050
>>
>>Phone: 860-832-2074
>>
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Linda Wobbe

Head, Collection Development & Periodicals

Science Subject Specialist

Saint Mary’s College of California

Library

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