Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!KENTVM!MKREYCHE From: MKREYCHE@KENTVM.BITNET (Michael Kreyche) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notis-l Subject: Re: B&T Approval Tapes Message-ID: Date: 9 Feb 90 20:35:51 GMT Sender: NOTIS/DOBIS discussion group list Reply-To: NOTIS/DOBIS discussion group list Lines: 17 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 8 Feb 90 09:26:37 CST from We've been loading the B&T records for nearly two years, now, and they have worked well. We started out loading their LC MARC records, but this was not so satisfactory because we ended up with records for only about 70% of the titles, and this created a division in our workflow. I wrote a couple of programs to reformat the records and add some fields to improve access. For example, if we do the search T=KSU APP we get all current approval books in order by date. About a year ago we had B&T put the LC class into the record, so now the records can also be browsed by LC class. If we send the book back the record is deleted, and if we keep it an order record is created and the bibliographic record is eventually replaced (usually by OCLC overlay). Mike Kreyche Systems Librarian Kent State University Libraries 216-672-3024 FAX 216-672-2265 MKREYCHE@KENTVM.BITNET