The new standard ANSI/NISO Z39.71 includes an Acquisition Status code "2"
for complete or ceased. "5" is now used only for "not currently
received".
Jack D. Fitzpatrick
Cataloging Dept.
Auburn University Libraries
http://www.auburn.edu/~fitzpjd
fitzpjd@auburn.edu
On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Kathleen Thorne wrote:
> Are you talking about the acquisition status code? as in union lists?
> The "4" is for open entry (currently received), "5" is for a closed
> entry, subscription cancelled or ceased publication, and the "0" is for
> Information not available. That's according to ANSI Z39.42-1980, and
> there have been some more recent standards, but I think these values for
> the acquisition status code field are still in use. I could be wrong --
> it's happened before -- can one of you who is more up-to-date give any
> further updates? Back when I was editing our CSU system's union list I
> could have answered with far more confidence!
>
> Kathleen Thorne
> former editor, Calif. State University system Union List
> (editor, "ZCSU Union List of Preferred Practices", 1993 & 2nd ed. 1995)
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> Kathleen Thorne, Serials Cataloger
> San Jose State University, San Jose CA 95192-0028
> ph: (408) 924-2826 fax: (408) 924-2702
> email: kathleen@email.sjsu.edu
>
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>
> Frieda Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > Charlene,
> >
> > This is an interesting question because the Receipt Status code should
> > certainly be one of the useful responses to a remote query.
> > Locally, we are using 4 for currently received items that come through our
> > order system (which happens to be III). We use 1 for the many
> > publications that departments receive "direct" bypassing the order system.
> > And that's undoubtedly not uniform even across our campus!
> >
> > The only other definition here that I have ever seen is the one in
> > Virginia Tech's Coded Holdings Manual, which I believe in my dim memory
> > prescribes 4 for currently received periodicals, 1 for annuals and
> > irregulars.
> >
> > I'd be interested in other uses and so, I think, would many of us. When
> > we think of standardizing the use of this format, the fixed field is
> > certainly a good place to start.
> > Frieda
> > ----------
> > Frieda Rosenberg
> > Serials Cataloging
> > Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> > friedat@email.unc.edu
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Charlene N Simser wrote:
> >
> > > Hello--
> > > Anyone out there using ANSI/NISO Z39.71-199x (or its predecessor
> > > Z39.44-1986 for serials):
> > >
> > > How does your library interpret "Receipt Status" in the holdings 008
> > field
> > > for web-based products? Do you use "4" for currently received though you
> > > have no physical pieces in hand? Or do you code these as "1" for other
> > > receipt status? What uses have you defined for "1"? We would like to be
> > > consistent of our coding of these resources, especially if we use
> > > information in that field to generate reports.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any input.
> > > Char
> > > ===========
> > > Charlene N. Simser
> > > Serials Cataloger
> > > KSU Libraries
> > > Kansas State University
> > > Manhattan, KS 66506
> > > e-mail: csimser@ksu.edu
