Re: Serial Prediction Patterns -- Corky Franzen Stephen D. Clark 13 Oct 1999 07:26 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Serial Prediction Patterns -- Mary Iber Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:12:57 -0500 From: corky franzen <bookwurm@owc.net> We are going to be dealing with going to Innovative serials module just as soon as our system can get it up and running. I am interested in hearing how the transfer goes from paper to computerized since I will have to deal with it soon. We are currently using Microlinx (yuck!) which is beginning to give us some problems. Corky Franzen Periodicals Coordinator Elmhurst Public Library Elmhurst IL > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Serial Prediction Patterns -- Helaine Davis > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 16:23:10 -0700 > From: Mary Iber <iber@act.org> > > > Hi Helaine, > > Thanks for your suggestions. I think most of them will be very > useful. I have heard the Serials person at TLC is very good, and > I'm > sure I'll get to be familiar with him as progress. > > Do you barcode each journal? Do you check out journals? We > haven't > figured out yet how we are going to do this. We do check out > journal > issues, but do not barcode (and don't want to) each issue. Our > trainer > said we'd have to set up separate MARC records (for the old issues, > and the "from now forward" issues OR we would have to predict our > serials from the beginning of our receiving them, and check them > all > in. Does this ring any bells with you? I'll explain more if this > is > also something you are dealing with. We haven't decided yet. I'm > all > for a 3rd alternative, but haven't thought of it yet! > > Mary Iber > > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator > _________________________________ > Subject: Re: Serial Prediction Patterns -- Helaine Davis > Author: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" > <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU> at internet > Date: 10/11/99 8:27 AM > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Serial Prediction Patterns -- Mary Iber > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 14:45:22 -0400 > From: Helaine Davis <hdavis@MONH.ORG> > > > Our library has just transferred over to "Library. Solutions" from > "TinMan" > (EOSi) also. We did get training which included the serials module. We > have several irregular serials. When you click on regularity patterns > you > can click on month by month for those that you receive. If it is really > irregular you can use the manual check in instead of prediction. The > only > problem is if you want to edit anything, you have make sure to return > the > problem issues before you edit each (I hope that you can understand what > I > mean). TLC does have a special serials person in the help desk also who > is > very patient. What I did was start with all our Ebsco serials since > that > was the largest amount of titles that we receive and then do others as > they > come in. I had been keeping a log of issues during our changeover so > these > are all input one by one. The rest of the holdings I will hopefully be > able > to put in the catalog record later. > > Helaine Davis, Library Assistant > Van Gorden-Williams Library > Museum of Our National Heritage > Lexington, MA > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: No subject given > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:36:18 -0700 > From: Mary Iber <iber@act.org> > > > Our library is in the process of switching to a new automated > system. > The only part of the serials record that transferred is the bib > record. We are a corporate library and hold about 600 titles. We > are > going from EOSi Professional Series (DOS based) to The Library > Corporation (Windows based). > > If any of you have experience or suggestions on the best procedure > to > follow for reentering prediction patterns, holdings, etc., please > let > me know. > > Did you start alphabetically, or make the changes as the serials > arrive, or what? > > Did you try to transfer subscription history? > > Any estimate on how long it takes? > > We also route almost all of our subscriptions, so need to transfer > routing lists. > > For a short time, I will have two computers on my desk, so I have > the > ability to have the record up from the old system and the new > system > at the same time. > > Any suggestions are welcome, whether they are general or specific. > > Thank you. > > Mary Iber > ACT Library > Iowa City, Iowa > 319-337-1312 > iber@act.org >