May 27 meeting minutes

1. Leanne asked for help item-switching the Serial Set, as time is very short. Answer: We will wait until next week to see if other staff are needed, and in the meantime Salem will work on the project some time each day and then report her progress. We have determined that more than one person can work in a bib record at once as long as they're not on the same *item* record.

2. We cannot combine all the Background notes serial records.

3. Deb is creating a template for adding web checkin records.

4. In the discussion about GPO's policy for creating retro records, we do not see that it will affect us in any way, as the item number is only used for collection decisions, although it's possible that some call numbers for pre-1927 titles might change.

5. For the serial she is currently retrocataloging (Smithsonian miscellaneous collections) Denise can continue to look for online versions (primarily from GoogleBooks), but it takes a lot of time, and Deb wants a decision on what is to be done with other serials. If we follow current GPO practice with old titles, we will have to create separate records for online versions, as well as for microfiche. Acknowledging online versions in any way runs the risk of the URLs not being permanent; maybe we can decide which sites will be considered trustworthy and which we will ignore. Maybe we can just let patrons try Googling for themselves.
We will come up with lists of pros and cons.

6. Peggy will try to pick up the front desk phone on the first couple of rings,
so everyone else should wait until the third ring.