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Needs Analysis for Serials Holdings Workshop

Name ___________________________________________________
Institution ____________________________________________

Information about your library

What size library do you work in?  Large ____ Medium ____ Small ____

What type of library do you work in?  Academic ___ Public ___ Government ___ Medical 
or law ____ Other special ____ Don't work in a library (please explain) ____________

What integrated library system or other type of automated system for recording 
holdings and check-in data does your library use or plan to use? ___________________

Does your library currently use the MARC Holdings Format?  Yes __ No __
       If no, are there plans to do so in the future? _______________
       If no, do you have holdings in your automated system in other fields?
____________________

Does your library currently use a predictive check-in system?  Yes __ No __
       If no, are there plans to do so in the future? _______________

If you answered "no" to the questions above, or you are not working in a library, what 
is your library or organization's interest in the MARC Holdings Format? _______________


Does your library currently or will it in the future report holdings to a 
consortial or union list database? Yes __ No __


Information about you

Do you have experience using the MARC Holdings Format?  Yes ____ No ____
       If yes, please expand here (what is your serials experience?) __________________
       If no, do you expect to need this information soon? ____________________________

Do you have experience using another form of holdings (e.g., OCLC local holdings data)?  Yes __ No __
       If yes, please explain _______________________________________________________

Do you expect to have to train others in use of the MARC holdings format? Yes __ No __

Do you have experience creating/editing predictive check-in patterns?  Yes __ No __

Are you directly responsible for holdings and pattern creation or is someone else?  
Please explain _____________________________________________________

Do you work with formats other than serials (e.g., multi-part monographs, loose-leafs)?
Yes __ No __  If yes, please explain __________________________________________________

What you would like from this workshop

(Check all that are all applicable; place a double check by the three that are most 
important)

I most want to learn:
       __ How to record formatted holdings statements
       __ How to record summary holdings
       __ How to create predictive patterns for check-in
       __ How to deal with problem holdings
       __ How holdings are/can be used by my library
       __ How holdings can be displayed
       __ How holdings and patterns are created and used by my local system
       __ How holdings fits into workflow routines
       __ Whether I should record holdings for electronic journals
       __ What is happening with holdings at the national level
       __ How holdings standards have been developed
       __ How the MFHD relates to other types of holdings standards
       __ Other (please explain): _______________________________ 

        

 

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