Please direct replies to Elizabeth Ankerson (who is not a SERIALST
subscriber).  --bml

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Elizabeth:
  Although you posted this question on Autocat, I am also replying on
SERIALST, as there are many serials librarians who can probably give you
a better response than I can.

ANYONE ELSE FEEL FREE TO RESPOND TO ELIZABETH (LIZ@QUEENS.LIB.NY.US)

To answer your questions:

  We have Geac Advance, which uses the MARC format for holdings & locations.

  I THINK that Oregon State University is offering their (Geac Advance)
publications patterns for sale.  I do not know the cost.

  We decided that we had to MANUALLY convert every (serial) title to the
MFHL because we still had to decide individually on each title's receipt
delay, claim delay, etc., etc., which is something that can vary from
library to library.

  Conversion was (and still is) very labor intensive.  We are currently
only doing this for our standing orders.  We do not plan on converting
our periodicals in the near future.

  Feel free to contac me if you have any more questions.

-- Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian

On Thu, 5 Jan 1995, Elizabeth Ankersen wrote:

> From:   LOUIE::JANEJ         5-JAN-1995 09:39:49.47
> To:     LIZ STUART
> CC:
> Subj:   Posting to AutoCat for MFHL
>
>
>      Data Research now has made available a module for MARC
> Format for Holdings and Locations.  Our institution, Queens
> Borough Public Library, is investigating whether we would benefit
> from implementation of this module.  We would be interested in
> hearing from libraries who are already using MARC Format for
> Holdings and Locations, especially DRA sites.  Specifically:
>      1)   Are many libraries currently using MFHL or planning to
>           implement it?
>      2)   What other systems are offering a MFHL module?  Would
>           implementation of MFHL facilitate system migration?
>      3)   Is MFHL facilitating exchange of data among libraries
>           in which it has been implemented?
>      4)   Are the MFHL records an improvement over DRA's earlier
>           item records?
>      5)   How difficult and extensive was the conversion?
>
>      Thanks in advance to anyone who takes time to help us by
> responding.
>
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