[MinervaCats] Problem with splitting up DVD sets

[Ulla Messerschmidt]

Hi all, 

Sorry for any cross postings. Want to reach circ staff also.

Too late for the cataloging meeting agenda, but wanted to mention this at
the risk of sounding like a broken record....
The practice of breaking up DVDs continues to create problems. One of our
patrons was very 
disappointed this morning when she  came to pick up the John Adams DVD
that she had reserved, 
bib# 26496926. Only disc 3 of Waterville's copy was here for her. It is
possible that one of our staff 
members placed the hold in MilCirc without paying attention to the volume
field, which in MilCirc looks like part of the call#. You might not even
see the "volume field" if this column isn't widened. 

It is also possible that the bib level holds were placed before Camden and
Waterville added their split 
sets. It is very important to look for bib level holds whenever you add a
split set to en existing bib with 
complete sets and change all bib level holds to item level holds. 

There are now 6 bib level holds (ski, opl, cml, rkd, fml and sca) where
their patrons run the risk of receiving a random disc from a split DVD.

Ulla


Ulla Messerschmidt
Technical Services Librarian
Thomas Memorial Library
6 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 767-2273 ext, 290
umesserschmidt at thomas.lib.me.us



Reminder: the next Minerva/SOLAR cataloger's meeting is scheduled for next
Tuesday,10am-12:30pm, at the Falmouth Memorial Library.
 
If you're planning on attending but haven't registered yet, please do so
at [ http://evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
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I love this calendar system because I can see that there are already 26
planning to attend! 
 
If you want to make sure we discuss something that's been on your mind,
please let me know so I can add it to the agenda. Well, not just anything
that's been on you mind....it should be something that has to do with
cataloging.
 
Thanks,
Deb 


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Ulla Messerschmidt
Technical Services Librarian
Thomas Memorial Library
6 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 767-2273 ext, 290
umesserschmidt at thomas.lib.me.us

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