Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems Interest Group

Charge: Provides a forum for discussing development and implementation of automated acquisitions/in-process control systems in libraries. Topics of discussion include:

• automating traditional functions like order generation, receipt, check-in, claiming, cancellations, fund accounting, in-process control, and binding of monographs and serials;
• compatibility of these automated functions and integration with other online systems in the library;
• developing standardization for machine-readable acquisitions and in-process records at national levels;
• communication formats for online library systems;
• communication formats for online and tape transfer of order and vendor information;
• public access to in-process records and the need for authority control at the in-process stage; and
• integrating machine-readable in-process records with full and brief cataloging records.

Also allows practical exchange of information on implementing commercial and in-house library acquisitions and processing systems.

Membership

• View the online roster. If you are interested in learning more about this group, feel free to contact the chair or the office for more information.