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For those who don't know, we are a large urban library with a Main
branch where acquisitions, cataloging and processing takes place,
and 7 other branch libraries within the city limits.<br>
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For years, we have had magazines mailed directly to the branches,
and they barcode the issues and put them out for circulation. We at
Main did a large project a number of years ago to add MFHDs to our
Evergreen catalog for our serials. However, since we began using
Bibliocore, these don't display as they used to -- right now, they
are crammed into the call number field -- and it is my understanding
that when we upgrade to EG 3.7 in November, the MFHDs won't be seen
at all.<br>
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Branch staff are telling us they have these issues:<b
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<p>They would like us to change how we catalog and process
magazines for circulation.<br>
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<p>Could you please share how your library handles circulating
physical magazines? <br>
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<p>You can email me directly and I can summarize for the list.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Carolyn</p>
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<span style="font-size:14px;font-family: Sans-Serif;"><b>Carolyn
Phillips</b></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12px;font-family: Sans-Serif;"><a
href="https://www.mypronouns.org/">she/her/hers</a><br>
<i>Cataloger</i><br>
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