Re: MARC Format for Serial Holdings

[Virginia Scheschy <scheschy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've also been confused by this, and haven't been able to get a
satisfactory answer about the impact of Millennium Serials checkin when
holdings are in the bib record only. 

My question is a variation on Lisa's, as our holdings are not in a MARC
format at all.  The information is in a combination of locally defined
subfields in the 949 field.

When there are no holdings whatsoever in the checkin record, does checkin
using Millennium Serials "millenniumize" the checkin record?  (Thanks to
Ted Fons for that very descriptive word).

Virginia

On Fri, 19 May 2000, Lisa Roberts wrote:

> Are any Innovative libraries currently using the MARC Format for Serial
> Holdings (MFSH) in the bibliographic record?
> 
> We will be going up on Millenium Serials very soon.  Our summary holdings
> statement is currently in the 850 field in the bibliographic record.  I know
> that Mill Ser uses MFSH for holdings in the check-in record, but does it
> handle the format in the bib record?  From what little I know about MFSH,
> the 853 field is used for patterns and captions and the 863/864/865 fields
> are used for enumeration.  These two fields are manipulated by the system.
> It is my impression that III does not manipulate these fields in the bib
> record?  Also, does it display them?
> 
> The 866 field for free-text holdings, which I understand, is not manipulated
> by the computer. Is anyone using this field in the bib record?
> 
> Any insight, experience or knowledge you have to share would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Lisa Roberts
> Catalog Librarian
> California State University Sacramento
> lroberts@xxxxxxxxxx
>