Spectrochimica Acta/Mixed Formats BMACLENN@UVMVM.BITNET 06 Dec 1991 20:01 UTC
----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 3 messages (94 lines): ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: FRI, 6 DEC 1991 From: KRANDAL@NUACVM.BITNET SUBJECT: SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA Jeri, I'm also trying to figure out how to handle "Spectrochimica Acta Electronica." Do you have any idea about how the numbering scheme is going to continue? I think my method of entering the holdings is going to depend on whether they use continuous numbering for the disks or start over with "Disk 1" for each issue. As far as cataloging SAE, I have put a 500 note in the bibliographic record for the "parent" journal that the new section started with v. 46, no. 11, and that it has 3 1/2 in. disks in IBM PC or Macintosh format (since they say they will accept and publish disks in either format). Then I followed that note with a 590 note saying that the disks are kept at the Science Engineering Library circulation desk. (The SEL staff maintain the disks and circulate them.) In the NOTIS holdings record, I made a separate copy statement for the disks, but now I'm hung up on the captioning problem. Kevin M. Randall Head, Serials Cataloging Section Northwestern University Library =========================================================================== Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1991 11:33:37 MST From: FG17000 <FG17@UTEP.BITNET> X-To: serialst@uvmvm.BITNET We also just finished working with the problem of mixed format. We are housing the original disks in our media center with the copies in current periodicals behind the desk. Our staff have put a dummy on the shelf next to the journal (paper format) stating that the disks are at the current periodicals desk. I was really surprised to hear from Jeri that it took over an hour to copy one of the disks. It took us less than thirty minutes to copy all three disks. This makes me wonder how they copy disks or what have we done wrong? Thanks to all who have responded to this problem as I have found your remarks very interesting and helpful. Margaret Matthes, Serials Librarian University of Texas-El Paso FG17@UTEP.BITNET =========================================================================== Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1991 13:12:00 EDT From: ELEANOR COOK <COOKEI@APPSTATE.BITNET> Subject: Spectrochimica Acta diskettes At Appalachian State, we received a letter from Pergamon announcing that the diskettes were coming. That letter left a lot of unanswered questions, so I drafted something back to them. A few days later, as I was getting ready to mail the letter, the issue with the diskettes arrived. Some of my questions were then answered. So I rewrote my letter. I sent a copy to Marcia Tuttle for possible inclusion in her newsletter. We are waiting for a reply from Pergamon. Our procedure for handling the diskettes is similar to that described by Ann Ercelawn and others. We circulate backup copies, with the originals stored in the Catalog Dept. My main concern was over copyright. However, they explicitly state in the user guide that comes with the diskettes that copying is allowed. I hope other publishers will realize that at least backup copies are necessary, to protect against viruses, etc. I find this kind of annoying, but I suppose we might as well get used to it. Multi-media will become more common as time goes on. I guess I'm old-fashioned to think there's something wrong with mixing formats. I just wish the publishers would remember that we don't all have state-of-the-art equipment and facilties, and that what is technologically possible is not always financially possible. And also, format integration, we need you NOW! Eleanor Cook Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 cookei@appstate