Re: GEN: Franklin Watts processing?

["Peg J. Barton" <itc920@PSU.EDU>]

At 12:14 PM 8/14/96, Jaye Alper wrote:
>Folks--
>
>I am about to place a large order with Franklin Watts. If you have used
>their "Electronic Circulation Kit", which includes a data disk, barcode
>label, spine label and date due slip for .35 please let me know if what you
>think of the quality and accuracy. Is it worth it or will I be better off
>
>doing my own processing?
>
>Thanks for any information you can share--
>Jaye
>
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>Jaye Alper,School Library Media Specialist           alper@meol.mass.edu
>Medfield High School                                 (508) 359-1410 press 1 or
>24 Pound Street                                      (508) 359-4367 ext. 3002
>Medfield, MA 02052                                   Fax: 508-359-2963
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>Hi, Jaye

I am an elementary librarian in Clearfield, PA.

I haven't used the Franklin Watts "Electronic Circulation Kits," but I
would say it's well worth you while to get the processing.  Last year was
my first year with a computerized card catalog and for my first few orders
I didn't request any processing--not even the data disk.  It takes quite a
while to enter all of those titles I discovered plus doing the labels.
After that I got the disks.  Sometimes I did have to change cataloging or
call numbers, but it was much less time involved to do that.

Good luck!

Peg