Re: shelf list

[Carin Barwick <Bookpusher@AOL.COM>]

In a message dated 7/5/98 4:05:33 PM, you wrote:
<<NEVER discard your shelf list and KEEP IT UP TO DATE!
Case in point, one of the librarian's in our district nwas working on her
automated system when lightening struck.  Many records were lost, not all,
just arbitrary material records from here and there.>>

However, there are many ways of backing up data (tape system) that would have
given her a correct copy of the holdings, but does not make the LMS maintain a
card shelf list. The backup can be scheduled to be automatic, while
maintaining a shelf list can be time consuming and a chore.
Our tape backup runs each night, and all we have to do is remember to switch
tapes each morning. Also, if one day's copy is corrupted, there is a whole
week's worth of individual tapes to fall back on.

Carin Barwick
LMS in Western NY
Bookpusher@aol.com

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