Technical Services and Archival Processing Team Library Report

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Technical Services and Archival
Processing Team Library Report

• Presented by TSAP
• October 19, 2004

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Overview

• Project Team updates
• ERM Project
• Web Overhaul Project (Virtual Review Shelf)
• Serials Cancellations Project
• Clarification?

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TEAM (PROJECT) REPORT

• Meeting quality standards for all or our work,
  including cataloging electronic monographs and
  maintaining Serials Solutions file loads and
  error corrections.
• Most processes are documented many are
  flowcharted.
• Completed two special electronic monograph
  projects
• Cataloged 388 volumes of Methods in Enzymology
• Ordered and loaded some 1800 Spie records from
  OCLC
• Participating in Innovative Millennium Release
  2005 Limited Edition beta test. Benefits
• More sophisticated normalization rules for loads
• Ability to customize public link information

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TEAM (PROJECT) REPORT
(Cont.)
Currently displayed as

We will be able to edit the links to look like
(The above link is on a record from the
University of Washington).
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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TEAM (PROJECT) REPORT
(Cont.)
Activated a Resource Advisory note in ERM.
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Questions?

• Which link note do you prefer? Other
  suggestions?
• The resource advisory note can be displayed in
  color. Is color preferable to black and white?

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Virtual Review Shelf
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• First attraction Damaged Material Review Shelf
• Produced by Garth Perry
• Maintained by Garth and Ramona Thomas

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Virtual Review Shelf (Cont.)

• Items are posted on a monthly basis and the
  information provided includes
• Usage Statistics
• How the book is damaged
• How many copies we currently own
• Call Number
• Author/Title/Publisher
• Also a link to the SABIO bib record

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Virtual Review Shelf (Cont.)

• Access these pages by logging onto the TSAP web
  site and clicking on 'Virtual Review Shelves
• http//dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/tst
  /FrameSet.htm

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Virtual Review Shelf (Cont.)

• Reference Review Shelf, Serial Review Shelf, and
  Gift Review Shelf expected debut the end of
  October
• Please direct questions/comments to TSAPs Web
  Overhaul project team members Bobbie Atchison,
  Garth Perry, Jane Lavetter, Sofia Petropoulos, or
  Jan Davis

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Serials Cancellations Project

• Received requests to cancel over 1500 serial
  titles.
• Project members Helen Q., Sue S., Alma G., Lena
  G., Debbie W., Steve B. (Consultant).
• Received all lists by Oct. 4th work started
  Oct. 5th.
• Progress
• - Original plan was to update all records
  (order , check-in, check-in card, etc.) and
  send the data to suppliers when canceling.
• - Plan revised because progress was slow. Now
  only order info is updated and sent to suppliers.
  Check-in data will be edited later.
• Next steps
• - Monitor progress for Nov. 1st deadline.
• - Revise plan as needed.

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Questions for Dialogue?

• Which link note do you prefer? Other
  suggestions?
• The resource advisory note can be displayed in
  color. Is color preferable to black and white?

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CLARIFICATIONS?