RE: [lawvoyage] Acquisitions - ordering

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Carol A. Klink (CKlink@uwyo.edu)
Tue, 13 May 2003 09:41:10 -0600



Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:41:10 -0600
From: "Carol A. Klink" <CKlink@uwyo.edu>
Subject: RE: [lawvoyage] Acquisitions - ordering
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Bernice: Let me know about the last one about the Looseleafs.

Yes we usually order STO when we can with one PO and 1 MFHD. However we do suppress MFHDS when they have PO's attached. We complete the PO's but don't delete unless there is no payment info attached. You can relink the component with a new PO and you don't lose the history that way. However, most STO's we don't show in the OPAC since they don't follow the usual prediction if any, and don't get bound. Perhaps some of the larger law libraries have an answer for you. Good luck. Voyager is not the ideal system for law libraries. Carol A. Klink Head of Technical Services University of Wyoming College of Law Library P.O. Box 3035 Laramie, WY 80271-3035
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-----Original Message----- From: Bernice Polvi [mailto:Bernice.Polvi@just.gov.ab.ca] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:05 AM To: lawvoyage@law.pepperdine.edu Subject: [lawvoyage] Acquisitions - ordering

I have been puzzling about this process, and hope someone has some insights for me.

We are beginning to place orders in Acquisitions. As a law library we typically have annuals that could be on standing order, but because of fiscal considerations aren't - we order them once every 2 years or so. Now, according to the documentation the presence of a call number in the mfhd turns off the display of order status in the opac. So....if you let the system create a new mfhd, you then have 2 mfhds. When the item arrives you link the item record to the appropriate mfhd and modify the holdings, etc. What happens with the mfhd that is linked to the po? You can't delete it because it is linked to the po - or do you complete the po? I am sure I read somewhere that completing the po severs the link and you can do whatever you want with the mfhd, etc. (right/wrong?). Or do you suppress the mfhd linked to the po and as this process continues do you then have many suppressed mfhds in the database? How do you enter the year on the order so that it displays in the opac? If anyone is willing to share their procedures I would be very grateful.

We are also looking to cancel many loose-leaf subscriptions and go to annual one-time purchases - does anyone have any suggestions on how to identify items to generate a report of titles that should be ordered annually? I was thinking of entering a code into the note area of the PO as it can be searched, and therefore a report generated, but is there a better option?

Thanks.

Bernice

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