Dear Angela- First, if you find a software system that offers all you are looking for at "a small price tag", do let us all know!!
But seriously, you will find systems that offer you the ability to acquire MARC records from other sources, so you don't have to do all the cataloging yourself. The software I use, Surpass, has a module called Copycat that allows me to easily upload free records from the Library of Congress. Records from a long list of other libraries can also be accessed, but at an additional subscription cost. However, in my experience, uploaded MARC records still must be edited to fit our library. I supply the call number (we use the Weine classification system for Judaic libraries). I also supply or edit the book blurb (MARC field 520) as well as add or change subject headings to suit our library. (For example, our Judaic library does not refer to the Bible as the Old Testament.) Good luck! Liz Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Jewish Community Library JCC of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
