MARC Holdings Format and Millenium Serials

[Laura Tull <tull.9@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a reply to my Millenium Serials questions and some individual 
inquiries so here's the answers for the list.

>Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 10:57:44 -0700
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>From: Julie Su <Jsu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Organization: University of San Diego
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>To: Laura Tull <tull.9@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Response to your question
>
>Laura,
>
>Please go ahead post on the list.  I probably should add that since OCLC has
>loaded nearly 40,000 publication patterns from Harvard, one can use that as
>reference when manually setting up holdings patterns in Innovatives, or using
>the "copy and paste" methods to hard code MARC fields 853/863 fields and let
>the system automatically generate a holdings statement (although pretty
>awkward but proves that the technology is able.)
>
>Julie
>
>Laura Tull wrote:
>
> > Julie, I had another person inquire to me directly about this.  Since you
> > didn't post this to the list, do you mind if I pass this on to her.
> >
> > At 04:30 PM 4/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Hi,   My responses are inserted in CAPS.
> > >
> > >Julie Su
> > >Serials Librarian
> > >University of San Diego
> > >619 260-4120
> > >
> > >We are looking at the LIB HAS statements in Millenium Serials but
> > >haven't
> > >edited them at all.  I looked in the Archives and the Millenium Serials
> > >manual (record no. 417) and the Tutorial on the website concerning the
> > >MARC 21 Holdings Format and I'm still confused.  I think we are going to
> > >
> > >want to continue using the non-MARC LIB HAS statements.
> > >     I WOULD RECOMMEND MARC FORMAT AT LEAST FOR NEW HOLDINGS STATEMENTS
> > >
> > >In order to continue using non-MARC, the manual says to use the variable
> > >field length editor in the either the record tab or holdings tab.  Is
> > >the "Selected Range" that you see when you first go into the "Holdings
> > >Tab" considered the variable field length editor?
> > >     YES.  OR, AT RECORD TAB INSERT  A "h"  TAG
> > >
> > > >It sounds like you shouldn't define a holdings pattern in you don't
> > >want
> > > >to switch to MARC 21.
> > >
> > >     THAT'S RIGHT, YOU DO NOT NEED TO IF NOT USING MARC
> > >
> > > >Can you inadvertently switch the record to MARC 21 Holdings Format by
> > > >going into the "Advanced Tab" within the "Holdings Tab"  like I did the
> > >
> > > >other day on a test record?  Does this have any effect on the public
> > >display?
> > >
> > >         NOT BY "GOING INTO IT", UNLESS YOU ADD A PATTERN OR MANUALLY
> > >ADD/EDIT  853 OR 863 FIELDS IN THAT MODE.
> > > >
> > > >If your library does decide to go with MARC 21 Holdings format, do you
> > > >have to convert one by one or is there a way to retrospectively convert
> > >
> > > >all at once?
> > >
> > >         YOU HAVE TO CONVERT ONE BY ONE UNLESS YOUR DATA ARE ALREADY IN
> > >MARC FORMAT.  YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSION PROGRAM WRITTEN,
> > >ALTHOUGH I DOUBT IT WILL WORK FOR FREE-TEXTED STATEMENTS.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >***********************************
> > > >Laura Tull
> > > >Systems Librarian
> > > >Ohio State University Libraries
> > > >1858 Neil Avenue Mall
> > > >Columbus OH 43210-1286
> > > >Phone:  614-247-6459
> > > >Fax:  614-292-7859
> > > >Email:  tull.9@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ***********************************
> > Laura Tull
> > Systems Librarian
> > Ohio State University Libraries
> > 1858 Neil Avenue Mall
> > Columbus OH 43210-1286
> > Phone:  614-247-6459
> > Fax:  614-292-7859
> > Email:  tull.9@xxxxxxxxxx
> > ***********************************



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Laura Tull
Systems Librarian
Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus OH 43210-1286
Phone:  614-247-6459
Fax:  614-292-7859
Email:  tull.9@xxxxxxxxxx
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