I would recommend Marc Magician because it works so well with Follett's
program (although I'm sure it works with other programs also--- it just
seems that Follett and Marc Magician seemed to coordinate their efforts
better).
The tutorials are easily understood, the cataloging is very easy to
understand where the errors are made, and you can import and export records
very easily.
I normally get many of the book records that aren't purchased with the books
from the Library of Congress or our state's union catalog--- however, I also
check several local library sources to see how their records match our
cataloging to get the best record possible.
The only advice I can give you to get your librarians ready is to make sure
that you also have an up-to-date Dewey (new one is available through OCLC
website) and that your Subject Heading Indexes are current and that you
don't move between Sears and LC for children be consistent with one or the
other but not both....as someone who is changing terms like "Afro-American"
in the card catalog, it's frustrating when you're out-of-date and completely
lost as to what happened to your card catalog (luckily I can do a global
update through Follett and Marc Magician!)
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "carol wirwa" <wirwa@CHARTER.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: Alliance Plus or Marc Magician?
> I need some quick advice. Our three new county elementary schools are
> automating but will not be asking Follett to send the marc records. There
is
> no certified librarian; they are using clerks (in the past they have used
> parents and the principal). I must meet with them tomorrow to offer advice
> on getting things going. They will use cards mostly this year until the
> software is installed and records are prepared. Our tech is wanting to
> purchase a software product to speed the process along. Should I recommend
> to our tech person to get Alliance or Marc magician (or some other tool)
for
> marc records since they will be doing the conversion themselves? I don't
> have either, so I am limited on what to advise them; the records that I
> don't get from the book companies, I find on the internet. Any
> recommendations?
>
> I consider myself a newbie, so I wanted to call on the experts.
>
> Also, are there any other recommendations I can give them to get their new
> libraries ready?
>
> Carol Wirwa, Librarian
> Crockett County Middle School
> Alamo, TN 38001
> wirwa@charter.net
>
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