We do exactly the same thing: We send e-book sets that are static to BSLW for authority control We don't send our Serial Solutions records because the set changes every month Richard Cramer Head, Database Maintenance and Authority Control New York Public Library The Research Libraries 5th Ave. & 42nd St. New York, N.Y. 10018-2788 (212) 930-0970 rcramer@nypl.org Re: [BSLWAC] ebook records Martha Sanders to: Backstage Library Works Authority Contol Listserv 05/04/2009 10:41 AM Sent by: bslwac-bounces@mailman.xmission.com Please respond to Backstage Library Works Authority Contol Listserv Ted, Two things: Getting back from BSLW the authority records supporting the authors, uniform titles, and subjects in these records There are always some issues with these record sets such as outdated subjects or authors that don't match authority records which get fixed The only set I don't send is the Serials Solutions bibs. for our e-journals. Titles get added and dropped too frequently to justify sending them. --Martha At 09:57 AM 5/4/2009, Ted Waller wrote: What are the pros and cons about sending bib records for ebooks to BSLW for authority work? We have not send ebook records, but they now constitute about 30% of our collection so we are discussing it. -- Ted Waller Carlyle Campbell Library Meredith College Raleigh, N.C. --Martha Martha Rice Sanders Knowledge Management Librarian, The HELIN Consortium 401-874-4951 msanders@etal.uri.edu _______________________________________________ BSLWAC mailing list BSLWAC@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bslwac