Re: [IUG] New Books Shelf

["Lin Light" <llight at herrickdl dot org>]

We use ICODE 1 for recording the month of inputting. When the new book area 
gets crowded we run a list based on the month or months we want pulled. Then 
I run the list through global update to make the necessary changes.


lin


Lin Light
Head of Computer
 & Technical Services
Herrick District Library
300 South River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
Voice 616-355-3727
Fax   616-355-1426

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Debbie Nichols" <debbie dot nichols at maryvillecollege dot edu>
To: "IUG INNOPAC List" <innopac at innopacusers dot org>
Sent: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:56:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [IUG] New Books Shelf

> We use an item status code to indicate items on the new book shelf.  
> It displays in the public catalog and is easy to remove when the 
> display is changed.  We run each book being removed from the display 
> through Circ check-in which asks if the "New book display" status 
> should be cleared. One keystroke changes the status to "-".
> 
> (We do new displays weekly.  As I do the last review of each new 
> book, those that will go on the new book display are added to a 
> review file.  On the day that we put the books out, I do a rapid 
> update to change the item status from "in process" to "new book 
> display.")
> 
> I hope that helps
> 
> Debbie Nichols
> Assistant Library Director & Electronic Services Librarian
> Maryville College
> 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
> Maryville, TN  37804-5907
> Phone: (865)981-8255
> Fax:   (865)981-8267
> Email: debbie dot nichols at maryvillecollege dot edu
> 
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> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org]On Behalf Of Anne-Elizabeth
> Powell
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:40 PM
> To: innopac at innopacusers dot org
> Subject: [IUG] New Books Shelf
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> A little background:
> 
> Here at PLNU we had a new books display area until last year.  We did
> not have a specific location code for this area.  It seemed that the 
> new books did not garner much attention and it was left to the whim 
> of the moment as to when the books were moved to regular shelving.
> 
> A vote was taken and we decided to move to the III Featured Lists
> function.  This is working very well, but our new director would 
> like to revisit the idea of a physical display space for new items.
> 
> I am interested in hearing how any of you handle a "New books" shelf,
> specifically a separate area in your library where all new books are
> displayed for a period of time.
> 
> Some questions:
> 
> Do you have a location code for new books?
> 
> Is there a way to do this without having to change the location codes
> for these books - do you NOT have a specific location for new books and
> just trust that your users will find things?
> 
> How long do you display them before moving to the regular shelving?
> 
> What are your procedures for processing new books for display and 
> then removal to regular shelving?
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated!
> 
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