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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 22:06:23 -0400
From: "Gail K. Moss" <afn64689@AFN.ORG>

Our medium-size public library is looking to purchase a completely new
automated system.  Three vendors will be visiting soon to demo their
products.  Currently we do not have cataloged records for our periodicals
and newspapers.  As the Library
Assistant in charge of the serials desk, I check in and claim using a
standalone database - EOS (formerly Datatrek).  I'm new at this, but over
the past year my database and I have become very close.  While cataloged
records will be a great plus for the rest of the staff and patrons, I'm
just afraid I may be giving up a pretty good little system for a fancier
system that no longer meets my needs.
Assuming that the demo gives a good general overview of how the system
works, can anyone out there suggest some key
questions I should ask these vendors to get a sense of what I will be
losing in exchange for the intergrated system?
Can you give me the name of a serials module that you can't
say enough good things about?  Can anyone spare some Advil?
Many thanks.
Gail Moss