Rhonda,
Our notices are driven by the requests. Whenever we receive a specific
request (rush or not), acquisitions staff add a local note in the
purchase order reminding them to notify the requester when the item is
available. When the item is received, the note prompts staff to put the
item on "hold" for the requester (we use Voyager) which generates an
e-mail to him or her that the item's ready.
We no longer notify faculty of all new materials, there's no staff
time. We do-- very briefly-- list selected new titles in a newsletter,
but they're selected by serendipidy. //
Vince
Vince Jenkins
Technical Services Librarian
MERIT Library, School of Education
Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison
vjenkins at education.wisc.edu
608 262 7301 (ph)
608 262 6050 (fx)
On 2/3/2011 12:48 PM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:
Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd....
I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request
that the library purchase a video/dvd.
1. Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2. If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you
notify them of new media in their subject area?
2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by
sending a mass email t to all the profs?
3. Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward
on the notification?
4. Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions
list for books and media in one?
5. Alternatives?
Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services
William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
[email protected]| 310/338-4584|
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
distributors.
