It is always a better thing to get a legitimate record for the item in had
rather than to get “creative” with an nonmatching record. You never know
when a mishmash record will cause other problems down the line. There are
reasons for cataloging standards.
If you use OCLC for a bibliographic u
Don,
This is a subject that I have recently put many hours into. This begs
the question: "How many bibs do we have that should be flagged as
electronic but do not have the proper MARC flags in the leader/06 and
008/23?" We have been slowly developing methods of correcting the
catalog. One exa
Hi Elaine,
Kathy's information confirms my cataloging dilemma.
Changing Form to "s" actually changes a print record into an electronic
record. Technically I should add a whole new bib record for the electronic
version. (Lot o' work)
Creating a copy/item record would be less work, and as Jennife
Nice. I like this.
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Geoff Sams wrote:
> I suggested this in IRC, but thought it would be beneficial here as well:
>
> My recommendation is to change the left column to show "X of Y copies in
> Consortium/Region/Branch/etc. (Show)"
>
> I feel like this would be t
Rest, don't check listservs!
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Lindsay Stratton
wrote:
> Ooo! Thanks, Rogan!
>
> Our libraries are small; the largest collections, adult fiction, are less
> than 8,000 items.
>
> I look forwarded to playing with that code (when I am not recovering from
> flu)!
Ooo! Thanks, Rogan!
Our libraries are small; the largest collections, adult fiction, are less than
8,000 items.
I look forwarded to playing with that code (when I am not recovering from flu)!
Lindsay Stratton
Library Automation Services Manager
Pioneer Library System
2557 State Rte 21
