[ILL-L] Dissertations...to catalog or not to catalog

[Mary Lehane]

re: cataloging...because of the cost. Especially if they are unique 
items, they would require original cataloging (more expensive staff) and 
then there's binding costs as well. At our university, we subsidize the 
purchase of unbound dissertations from Dissertation Express, collecting 
$10.00 from the patrons, and let them keep the copy. We only have to 
purchase one or two a month.

Mary

Klump, Holly wrote:
> re: cataloging, I'm not sure why we are not cataloging them, to be 
> honest.  Perhaps staff time?  I'll have to check on that, to be 
> truthful I know nothing about cataloging. 
>  
> I appreciate your responses so far!  I will bring up cataloging in 
> order to then share them.  I think that is such a good point!
>  
> holly
>
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> We would charge the patrons to buy them, so they would keep them. Why 
> not catalog them so others can borrow them? Ed.
>  
>
> Edward Helmrich
> ILL Office
> Ryan Library
> Iona College VXI
> 914-633-2352
> docdelivery at iona.edu
>
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> [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Klump, Holly
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:20 AM
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> *Subject:* [ILL-L] Dissertations...to catalog or not to catalog
>
> *Do you buy dissertations for students?* 
> We try to borrow them first, but many times universities do not allow 
> so we will order for faculty members or graduate students.
>  
> *After you buy the dissertations, do you catalog them or simply give 
> them to the students?*
> Since we are a small library with a decent ILL budget, my supervisor 
> likes us to give the dissertations to the students, not asking for 
> them back.
> We have really just implemented this in the past few months, though 
> the old coordintor (I am new) had been saving them for years. 
> We lack the space for cataloging them, though we could keep them in 
> the ILL office.  If we did that, our office is generally closed by 
> 3:30 and not on weekends, so it would be a hassle for reference staff 
> to get them when we are closed.  Also, it seems that we never order 
> the same dissertation twice, so the liklihood of them being used again 
> is low.
> However, some people feel differently.  I have mixed feelings.  We are 
> in the process of moving and I'm wondering if we should get rid of our 
> "secret stash" or hold onto them. 
> Knowing what other libraries do would be so helpful!
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Holly Klump
> ILL Coordinator
>  
> Regina Library
> Rivier College
> 603.897.8255
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