Message-Id: <s463455d.035@mail1.lawcol.co.uk> Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 14:07:48 +0100 From: "Jacqueline Hartwell" <Jacqueline.Hartwell@lawcol.co.uk> Subject: [lawvoyage] Cataloguing multi-volume books
Dear All,
Firstly, a big hello to all the Law-SIGers I met at EndUser a few weeks
ago! I had a great time in Chicago - and even learnt a few new things at
EndUser too ...
We are facing a problem with our multi-volume books (e.g. titles that have
2 volumes and 1 supplement). Our current cataloguing policy is to
catalogue all parts of a multi-volume book on 1 bib record - however we
have encountered problems with holds (reservations).
If a student places a hold for a multi-volume title, the hold is placed
for all copies in a location. The problem occurs if the supplement is
returned first, but the student wanted to borrow volume 1. The return of
the supplement satisfys the hold, but the student ends up with the 'wrong'
volume.
We think we are looking at one of two solutions: 1) recatalogue the
multi-volume books so that each part has an individual bib record or 2)
create new item types that are loanable but not requestable. Obviously,
we'd like to avoid a big retrospective recatalogue if possible!
We wanted to know how other law libraries have overcome this scenario -
what works best for you?
Many thanks,
Jackie.
ps - The chocolates I bought 'on Law-SIG recommendation' at Marshall
Fields were delicious!
Jackie Hartwell
Information Officer
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