Good afternoon Susan!  Thank you for your reply to my request about
accessioning. I was referring to the old process of stamping numbers in
volumes.  We are trying to eliminate this step (since we also now have item
numbers in our online system) and are meeting resistance.  Am attempting to
see what other folks are doing and I do appreciate your reply.  Again, thanks.

Bobbye

Bobbye L. McCarter blm@canes.gsw.edu
Serials Librarian
James E. Carter Library
Georgia Southwestern State University
800 Wheatley Street
Americus, GA  31709

At 03:28 PM 9/1/98 -0400, Susan Davis wrote:
>Bobbye, I am not sure I interpret the meaning of "accession" in the same
>way you do.  At the University at Buffalo we create item records in our
>online system (complete with barcode) for all monographs (for circulation
>and inventory purposes).  We create item records for our bound periodical
>volumes too, mainly for inventory purposes since these do not circulate.
>We also use the item record to indicate a volume is out at the bindery.
>
>I consider the above to be accessioning, perhaps you are asking if anyone
>keeps a card shelflist?  We have eliminated our shelflist entirely,
>although we do not guarantee that everything in the collection is
>accounted for in our online catalog.
>
>We are a NOTIS library.  I hope this information is useful to you.
>
>Susan
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>Head, Periodicals
>Central Technical Services
>University at Buffalo
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>
>The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of
>my institution.
>
>
>On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Bobbye L. McCarter wrote:
>
>> I am interested in knowing if any of you continue to accession volumes in
>> your libraries - monographs and/or serials.  If yes, what is your
>> justification for this step in the processing procedure?  With so much
>> being automated today - including the keeping of statistics on additions,
>> deletions, etc. of holdings, I am trying to look realistically at the old
>> procedures to see what steps are really still necessary - in order words,
>> just because it has always been done, do we need to continue to do it just
>> for that reason?
>>
>> Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>>
>> Bobbye
>>
>> Bobbye L. McCarter blm@canes.gsw.edu
>> Serials Librarian
>> James E. Carter Library
>> Georgia Southwestern State University
>> 800 Wheatley Street
>> Americus, GA  31709