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Date:         Wed, 10 Dec 1997 08:45:23 -0500
From:         Kamala Narayanan <narayana@STAUFFER.QUEENSU.CA>
Subject:      Re: Unsolicited materials

At our library, we enter ONLINE, titles that have limited retention
periods, as provisional records with minimal upkeep. Titles, that we
discard or send to areas outside of the library system are entered on
3"x5" cards.  Staff like to use these as a means of getting away from the
terminal. We are on the NOTIS system, and if needed we can suppress records
from OPAC.

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Kamala S Narayanan                 Phone: (613) 545-6000  ext 4540
Serials Librarian,                 Fax:   (613) 545-6819
Central Library Technical Services,
Queens University,
B100b MacIntosh Corry Hall,        E-mail: narayana@stauffer.queensu.ca
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5C4.
Canada.
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Date:         Tue, 9 Dec 1997 20:26:51 EST
From:         Belinda Chiang <BECQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Unsolicited materials
In-Reply-To:  Message of Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:30:30 -1000 from
              <robertaw@HAWAII.EDU>

We transfer OCLC records into NOTIS and then suppress the bibliographic
record.  This way the staff can retrieve the title easily and patrons do
not see the record in OPAC. The way how the title should be handled is
entered in the copy statement note area such as discard, route to..., etc.
We also have special procedures for handling membership titles.  For items
without previous decisions, a decision slip is inserted in the journal
regarding retention, cataloging, binding, etc. and sent to the subject
bibliographer.

You can set up an expired action date for items needing decision too.
For items the library no longer wishes to receive, a form letter is sent
to the publisher politely stating so in an attempt to reduce staff
workload.

         Belinda Chiang
         Head, Bibliographic Access Services
         Queens College Library of the City of New York
          <BECQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>