[Publib] Re: Book leasing plans

[Sue Kamm]

Whether an item is leased or not, unless there are drastic differences between a leased item and one that's been bought (i.e., same publisher, same edition), there's no need to catalog a leased copy differently from one you've bought.  

We used to differentiate between leased and purchased copies by giving the leased books a special collection code.  However, since we have migrated to Polaris, that step is no longer necessary.  We indicate a shelving location (usually the new book shelves) on the item record.  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Barnett <abarnett at scls.lib.wi.us>
>Sent: Mar 3, 2008 10:49 AM
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: [Publib] Re: Book leasing plans
>
>
>>My only concern is strictly financial. Can you buy and add multiple 
>>copies for the same price? Use the same level of cataloging in your 
>>calculation. If leased books aren't in your catalog (or on a generic 
>>record), why should the extra copies be more fully cataloged? Leased 
>>books are weeded when the demand lessens, so your extra copies 
>>should also be weeded. Be sure to count in that you will be selling 
>>the weeded purchased copies, probably while they still have some 
>>value. Remember that you are getting a 40% discount on your book 
>>purchases (I hope you are).  Financially, having looked at the 
>>numbers, I have always advocated for purchasing the books. More 
>>flexibility, more control, no higher cost.
>
>
>Andy Barnett, Asst. Director            McMillan Memorial Library
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