RE: New Book list in academic environment

["Stefanie Wittenbach" <stefw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My main question in relation to new books lists is who does the work to
prepare these?  Which department is responsible for it and what level of
staff do you have working on it?  Also, can you estimate how much time
it takes to produce the list?  Do you include all books processed in the
"new" period of time, including added volumes, gifts, and second copies?

The list has repeatedly discussed the mechanics of producing such a list
in various formats, but I've not seen much discussion of the staffing or
decision-making behind the list production.

Stefanie

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Stefanie Wittenbach
Interim Assistant University Librarian for Technical
Services and Budget Analysis and Head of Acquisitions
University Libraries
University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA  92517
(909) 787-2805
(909) 787-3720 fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gowing, Cheryl A.
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:41 PM
> To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: New Book list in academic environment
> 
> 
> We post monthly list of new acquisitions organized by 
> academic discipline, as well as unique collection.  We also 
> post a weekly list of all new acquisitions, with listings by 
> author, title, or call number.
> 
> One of our web librarians, Lyn McCorkle, used the perl script 
> posted by Yuan Yao of Georgetown Law as a starting point for 
> her script.  We output lists of records from Create Lists, 
> then I believe she uses the
> call no. information to sort the records into disciplines.   The new
> acquisitions by discipline displays call no, title [complete 
> 245], and imprint, with a link to the full record based on a 
> oclc number search.
> 
> You can see our New Acquisitions lists at: 
> http://www.library.miami.edu/library/acquisitions.html
> 
> This 
> is a common topic on the listserv. You might try a search of the
> archives on 'new acquisitions', 'new book list', or 'perl script'.    
> 
> Yuan's perl script is still available at: 
> http://www.nellco.org/pub/acq.htm#top
> 
> Cheryl A. Gowing
> ILS 
> System Coordinator
> Richter Library
> University of Miami
> Coral Gables, FL 33124
>  
> Ph: (305) 284-6018
> Fax: (305) 284-4027
> cgowing@xxxxxxxxxx
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Scaturro [mailto:scaturro@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 2:58 PM
> To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: New Book list in academic environment
> 
> 
> Is anyone using "Create Lists" to create a new book list for 
> each discipline each semester?  
> 
> 
> 
> Frank Scaturro
> Computer Operations Manager
> Adelphi  University / Library
> 1 South Ave - Garden City , NY 11530
> 
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