Serial Processing in Sirsi
Sirsi vs. NOTIS: key differences

 Ordering/Paying/Receiving:
 	
	Sirsi provides the capability for handling different types of 
	serials differently; in NOTIS, all serials are handled the 
	same way. We will use the Serials Control module for periodicals
	and serials, but not for monographic series, which will be 
	handled in the Acquisitions module.
	
	Ordering and paying take place in the Acquisitions module in Sirsi; 	
	checkin takes place either within Acquisitions or  Serials control. 
	In NOTIS, all functions are handled via the OPR.

 Checkin:
	Sirsi is a predictive checkin system; NOTIS is a free-text checkin 
	system.
	
	Checkin in Sirsi per se does not display to the public; in NOTIS, 
	checkin for periodicals (but not for serials) displays to the 
	public.
	
 Holdings:
	Sirsi supports the 853/863 paired fields for textual holdings; 
	NOTIS uses the 866 field for collapsed display of holdings.

	Sirsi provides the capability for automatically generating holdings 
	at the point of checkin; NOTIS does not offer this capability.


				   NOTIS
			      Processing Units


     LAW			   MEDICAL			VU
						(includes all RS -served 
							     libraries)
											
				   SIRSI
				 Libraries

Biomedical Central Divinity Educ Law  Mngt  Music Science  SpecColl  VUProc



So that Resource Services can process the orders for the libraries 
we serve, all of the Vendor, Fund, and Order records will reside in 
"library" known as VU Processing. (In Sirsi Acquisitions, the Library
of the Vendor, Fund and Order must all be the same.) Serial and 
Periodical ORDERS, where we make payments, will be in VUProcessing.  

Serials Control Records, where we will receive the materials, are not 
connected to these orders. 

In Sirsi, we will receive periodicals and many serials in Serial Control 
Records.  The Serial Control Records allow us to set up predictive patterns 
for receipt and claiming of the issues. The Serial Control Records are 
directly linked to the Call level that belongs to the specific library. 
Therefore, the Serial Control Records belong to the "library" that owns the 
subscription.

In order to claim in Sirsi, each control record must connected to a vendor. 
Since the master vendor records reside in VU Processing for ordering and 
payment purposes, we have duplicated the necessary vendors in each library 
for claiming purposes only.


Conversion 

In the Conversion process, the information that currently resides in the 
Notis OPR will convert to the Sirsi order record. This will include the 
notes,memos and payments, as well as the receipt statements that currently 
display to the public. Once in the Sirsi order record, these receipt 
statements will no longer display to the public.  One of the projects that 
we will need to undertake after conversion is to transfer the receiving 
information from the Sirsi order records to the holdings, where they will 
display to the public. 

To view the information in the order record: After searching the item, use 
"Display  2 Item" to find the Order ID. Highlight the Order ID, and go to 
"Display 2 Order". (Remember that the Order resides in VU Processing.)