From:   NAME: Sam A. Khosh-Khui
        FUNC: Library/Cataloging
        TEL: 512/245-2288                     <SK03 AT A1 AT SWT>
To:     BITNET%"SERIALST@UVMVM.BITNET"@MRGATE@NYSSA

        I feel that displaying Citation Notes (Field 510) in the OPAC for
        serials records could potentially be a useful service to the
        library patrons.  However, this information most likely is more
        useful to the reference librarians than to the general public.
        Also, the importance of displaying this information may vary from
        one type of library to another.  It could be more useful for a
        research library as opposed to a library which is intended to
        serve non-academic community.

        Generally, as long as you are not deleting these fields from
        serials MARC records and the access to the indexing information
        is possible for your reference librarians by other means, the
        display of information may not be relatively important if you are
        not a research library.

        Some people believe that if you add 510s, you got to keep them
        up-to-date.  While there are some truths in this line of
        thinking, I believe it is not really practical to delete them for
        just this reason alone.  There are more benefits in keeping these
        fields on the bib records than taking time to delete each field
        one by one.

        Here, at Southwest Texas State University Library we do keep the
        indexing information for serials bib records on each MARC record.
        In DRA, our automated system, notes are only displayed in "full
        title" screen in OPAC.  If patrons need indexing information,
        they can see them as a "NOTE" by selecting "Full display" option.
        In addition, one can look at MARC records to see all fields
        including 510 notes.

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        * Sam A. Khosh-khui                     BITNET: SK03@SWTEXAS  *
        * Serials Cataloger                      PHONE: 512/245-2288  *
        * Library, Room 218                        FAX: 512/245-3002  *
        * Southwest Texas State University                            *
        * San Marcos, Texas 78666-4604                                *
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