Re: Users of Extended Approval Plan?

[Mieko Yamaguchi <iss053@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Innovative product is called Extended Approval Plan (produce code
409).  It allows libraries to receive MARC records and invoice data (also
order data if they choose to) from vendors.  OCLC PromptCat is one of the
methods of receiving MARC records but MARC records may be supplied from
other sources as well.

We have it but are not using it yet because the current version cannot
handle partial receipts of multiple copy orders.  I believe this will
be corrected in Release 2002.  I suspect more libraries are using this
product to receive MARC records rather than MARC records AND invoice data.

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Barb Anderson wrote:

> I just heard back from one of our bibliographic services librarians and he
> said it is referred to as PromptCat here.  Perhaps making mention of this
> will cause bells to ring for others??
> >
> >Are you receiving MARC records with invoice data in advance of Approval
> >Plan or Firm Order shipments from your book vendor?  If so, I believe
> >you have the somewhat misnamed Extended Approval Plan Interface.
> >
> >I'd like to ask users of this module a couple of questions off-list, as
> >we are considering the purchase.
> >
> >Owners of the module I've contacted so far insist they don't use it.
> >So if you have it but don't use it, I'd also like to know why.

Mieko
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Mieko Yamaguchi                                m.yamaguchi@xxxxxxxxxx
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