I’m interested in this as well.  Particularly in creating a system where the form “moves” between various departments based on its status.

We are beginning to use Microsoft SharePoint here at UMKC and I am interested in knowing if anyone out there is currently using SharePoint for selection and acquisitions work.

Buddy Pennington

Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

University of Missouri - Kansas City

800 East 51st Street

Kansas City, MO  64110

Phone: 816-235-1548

Fax: 816-333-5584

Email: penningtonb@umkc.edu

UMKC University Libraries: Discovery. Knowledge. Empowerment.

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Griffin
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:33 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] online request forms?

Hi Everyone -


Sorry for cross-posting.  I'm hoping to tap into the Collective Brain for some advice.  We're looking to move away from document-based request forms for databases and serials that our selectors submit to the Acquisitions units. 


Ideas we've tossed around: asking selectors to fill out bib record templates in our ILS (III), a web-based database on our intranet, MS Access-based forms stored on shared network drives. 


What kind of systems do y'all have in place?  What kind of software did/do you use to make it happen and maintain it?  Any particular (dis)advantages?  We realize there is no holy grail here.  We're just trying to get away from a paper-based workflow.


I'm happy to collect responses and post a summary in a few days.


Thanks for any advice you can pass along!
- Megan


Megan A. Griffin
E-Resources Access Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3938
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919)962-0162