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

[Campbell, Heather]

Holly:
Please send a copy to me, too. 
 

Heather Campbell
Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
heatherc <mailto:heatherc at coj.net> @coj.net    904-630-2985 

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sue Gagnon
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Sure, Holly.  I would like a copy.

 

Sincerely,

Sue

 

Susan E. Gagnon

Interlibrary Loan Specialist

Geisel Library - ILL

Saint Anselm College

100 Saint Anselm Drive

Manchester, NH  03102

sgagnon at anselm.edu

Tel:  603-641-7303

Fax:  603-641-7345

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Klump, Holly
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:56 AM
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Subject: RE: [ILL-L] Dissertations...to catalog or not to catalog WITH
QUESTION

 

This morning as I was having coffee, I had an idea about this whole
dissertation thing.

 

I was thinking that since I KNOW we won't be cataloging the
dissertations anytime soon due to short staffing in tech services, and
while we have a bunch of them, not a HUGE amount, it would not take that
much effort to at least make a list in a spreadsheet of the ones we do
have.  I know its a pain, but then if you needed a dissertation, you
could check that list and email us if you wanted to borrow it?

 

That would help me go to my supervisors in a bit and say "Hey look, I've
been lending these for X months and X many have gone out.  We should
catalog them!"  

 

If I produced such a list, would anyone like a copy?

 

Holly

 

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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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