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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 10:28:53 -0700
From: Mitch Turitz <turitz@SFSU.EDU>
Subject: CSU Electronic Core Collection (ECC)

Folks:
  I have both a cataloging and acquisitions question for you all:

  The question has come up about being able to retrieve the ECC
(Electronic Core Collection) titles through our OPAC.  These are titles
that the California State University system has ordered for all its
campuses. Titles include: Stat-USA, Britannica Online, Lexis-Nexis, etc. I
was thinking of adding a series statement/field for "CSU Electronic Core
Collection" to the bib record, although that is not the official name of
the collection, it is descriptive (I can also just call the series
"Electronic Core Collection" and make a series authority record with
x-refs from ECC and "CSU Electronic Core Collection.")

   I was wondering if anyone else has considered doing this?  The only
disadvantage I can see to this is that it is not a "true" series because
it does not come from the publisher as a part of this series.  However, in
reality, our Standing Orders person would find it much easier to deal with
these items.   It is my opinion that serials cataloging is partly to
accomodate those unsung heroes in technical services who have to process
these materials.

  All responses, opinions, welcome.

-- Mitch

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