Re: MilSer, MFHD holdings, OCLC holdings

["Cheryl L. Conway" <cconway@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We would also be interested in these topics, as we are going to
be investigating switching our current holdings to this format.
Post replies to the list?  Is there enough interest in this
topic?
Thanks,

At 04:35 PM 5/16/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>III users,
>
>We'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has used IIII Export to update
>their Serials holdings in OCLC Local Data Records (LDR's) .  OCLC will do a
>batch load of a MARC file which includes holdings data, preferably in
>detailed MFHD format.  Anyone done this or planning such project?  Any
>trouble exporting MARC checkin holdings?  Did your holdings come from a
>combination of Bib and Checkin records fields ?
>
>         (more info:  http://www.oclc.org/oclc/union/ldrus.pdf )
>
>We'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who has decided to use MilSER
>to upgrade their local Checkin Record holdings from non-marc fields, or
>free-text 866 statements to... the detailed MFHD format using 853 / 863 etc.
>fields.  We wonder what some of the motivation for doing this has been, or
>what benefit was hoped for.    Possible motivations seem to be:
>
>         exporting to OCLC, as mentioned above
>         better integration w/ online reference indexes ?
>         preparation for improved creation of summary holdings statements
>created from Ckin boxes or item recs ?
>
>Or, anyone decidingly not moving to the detailed MFHD format?
>
>Though we are using MilSer more and more, our holdings statements are still
>largely in non-marc Checkin fields, tag h only.  With MilSer we now have the
>ability to covert these to simple (866) or content designated (853/863) MARC
>fields.  Conversely, most of our inactive serials holdings are already in
>866 fields, but on the Bib. record.  (This was begun I believe to conserve
>limited checkin records.)  Though we only have about 2000 active serials, we
>still want to do what makes the most sense long term if we can.
>
>Any thoughts/insights would be appreciated.
>
>
>John
>
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Cheryl

Cheryl L. Conway
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University of Arkansas
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