The new structure will allow the database to be updated more frequently, and will provide an even more useful tool for Wisconsin libraries. Holdings updates will be able to be incorporated directly into the main file without an intensive re-cumulation of the database. There will be several options, depending on local need. Although holdings update will be substantially different, new bibliographic records will still be added to the database through the current prescribed methods in a batch mode. The main difference is that those batch loads may be added into the database more frequently than is currently possible.
Plans call for adding new bibliographic records via a batch process as often as monthly.
Many library interloan staffs agree that a more useful product should be produced and should include all of the Wisconsin serials holdings in a single union list product. Creation of a test file of union listing data is currently underway at Brodart. Let me know if you have any questions.