Dear all Computerisation has its advantages and disadvantages. For example , if you have the administrative privileges it is possible to delete a certain entry in the database or edit it. You may be able to mislead the management by entering a different title against a lost or missing title by editing all data except the Accession Number. Accession Register on the other hand will give you complete record of an accessioned item and any editing is easily visible. Thus it is a tool in the hands of the librarian as well as the management to see that no maltreatment has happened to the accessioned records. Best wishes Benny M.D. Librarian www.tisb.org ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of veena bhat Sent: Mon 3/6/2006 3:09 PM To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era Dear Sir/ Madam, In this Digital Era, is there any necessity of the Accession Register. Because, if the Library is fully computerized, then we can get all the information in a fraction of second. Now my doubt is- Is there any necessity of Accession Register for the computerized Library OR Is it waste of time and energy to write all the information in the Accession Register? With Regards, Veena Bhat Asst. Librarian-Documentation Services International Institute of Information Technology Hinjawadi Pune --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. [LIS-Forum] Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era   Dear all   Computerisation has its advantages and disadvantages. For example , if you have the administrative privileges it is possible to delete a certain entry in the database or edit it. You may be able to mislead the management by entering a different title against a lost or missing title by editing all data except the Accession Number. Accession Register on the other hand will give you complete record of an accessioned item and any editing is easily visible. Thus it is a tool in the hands of the librarian as well as the management to see that no maltreatment has happened to the accessioned records. Best wishes   Benny M.D. Librarian http://www.tisb.org www.tisb.org     From: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of veena bhat Sent: Mon 3/6/2006 3:09 PM To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era Dear Sir/ Madam,      In this Digital Era, is there any necessity of the Accession Register. Because, if the Library is fully computerized, then we  can get all the information in a fraction of second. Now my doubt is-  Is there any necessity of Accession Register  for the computerized Library OR  Is it waste of time and energy to write all the information in the Accession Register?      With Regards,   Veena Bhat      Asst. Librarian-Documentation Services   International Institute of Information Technology   Hinjawadi   Pune                       ---------------------------------  Yahoo! Mail  Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.