RE: Which ILS are you using?
REPLY: currently SPECTRUM, but COHA come
summer 2010
Eahr
A. Joan
Serials
and Reference Librarian
Laurance S. Rockefeller Library
California
Institute of Integral Studies
415-575-6182
From: SERIALST:
Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Palmiter, Sherry
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
10:17 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] 866
Holdings statement
Which ILS are you using?
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Sherry Palmiter
Serials Librarian
Interim Library,
tel: (206)
296-6204
fax: (206) 296-2572
From: SERIALST:
Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Kruse
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009
6:24 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] 866 Holdings
statement
Being
relatively new to constructing 866 holdings statements, a co-worker and I
question the syntax of the following statement for scattered holdings of sales
catalogs identified only by date.
866 5 1 1976: Feb. 11, May
27, June 23, Sept. 8, 22, Oct. 23, 1977: March 16, 23, Nov. 18, 21, Dec. 2,
1985: Nov. 16-19
The
months and days follow the year: and that seems clear. What we find to be very
confusing, if not downright unintelligible are the commas following the last
date held in a given year, followed by the next year:
e.g.
Oct. 23, 1977: appears to be Oct. 23, 1977 but in fact, Oct. 23 belongs to 1976
and the 1977: begins the holdings March 16, etc.
Is
there another way to separate a break in holdings other than the comma? Or are
we on the wrong track entirely in the construction of this holdings statement?
Any
advise would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Robert
Kruse
N.E.H.
Head of Technical Services
kruse@bostonathenaeum.org
tel:
617-720-7637
fax:
617-227-5266
www.bostonathenaeum.org
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