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Date:         Mon, 9 Sep 1996 09:28:40 -0800
From:         Freya Anderson <anfna@UAA.ALASKA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Closing the shelflist (2 messages)

I'm not sure how relevant to the original question this is, but it might
be helpful to Ms. Coleman.  We keep a "dead file" of periodicals that we
once had but no longer do.  An item only goes into the dead file if we
have 0 holdings.  It takes less room than a shelf list and has been
really handy upon occasion.  By the way, we still keep a serials shelf
list too.

Freya Anderson
University of Alaska Anchorage
Consortium Library

> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 11:31:10 -0600
> From: "Martha Coleman" <mcoleman@systema.westark.edu>
> Organization: Westark Community College
> Subject: Re: Closing shelflist
>
> I considered discarding our old checkin cards, but I'm glad that I
> did not.  Our serials checkin module has been active for just over a
> year and there have been several occasions where I wondered "did we
> EVER have this volume (or issue) or is this a gap?"   Sometimes we find input
> errors and only the original holding cards can solve the problem.  We
> are also thinking of migrating from VTLS to another system in the
> next couple of years and I may want the cards to use in that project.
>
> Martha Coleman   mcoleman@systema.westark.edu
> Boreham Library...Westark Community College...Fort Smith, AR
> 501-788-7208     Fax 501-788-7209

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Date:         Mon, 9 Sep 1996 13:04:00 -0400
From:         nladjen@NYPL.ORG
Subject:      Re[2]: Closing shelflist
Comments: To: Louise Diodato <ldiodato@ACS.STRITCH.EDU>, SERIALST@UVMVM.UVM.EDU

          Dear Louise, I think Mr. Anderson is right (even if he has a
          sence of humor, which is never  a minus). It is good to have
          a back up. We at The New York Public Library still keeping
          our old fashined ( but very reliable) Kardex  in edition to
          INNOVAQUE. Don't be harsh on him.
                                           Sincirily, Nadia Ladjen

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Date:         Mon, 9 Sep 1996 13:28:44 +0000
From:         DALE EBERSOLE <FAC0291@UOFT01.UTOLEDO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Mr. Albert Henderson's comment on closing the shelflist

What really counts are the vols. on the shelf, not what any records say
your library holds or should hold.  Unfortunately they do disappear or
are mislaid.  Old shelflist records quickly be become worthless when
replaced by electronic records, especially, if item records are created
for each volume.  I would add any historical notes to the electronic
record that are wanted then discard the paper record.

DALE EBERSOLE, JR.
SERIALS CATALOGER
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LIBRARIES