So, we can now legally report statistics the way we've been doing it
anyway.  :-)  The increase in records created during FY98 is wonderful.
It's a joy to be involved in cooperative project that really works.  We
all deserve a well-earned pat on the back.

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On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Carolyn Sturtevant wrote:

> BIBCO colleagues:
>
> Announcing a simpler reporting calendar for BIBCO in FY99!  Simply count
> your stats to the end of any calendar month, and report them as soon as
> possible in the following month, preferably within the first 10 days.
> (David has been running the program on the 15th, but we haven't discussed
> his FY99 calendar yet...)
>
> In previous years, I have calculated the end of each statistical
> month based on a system we use at LC.  I have slowly come to realize
> that our formula has no application for the BIBCO program, so we'll just
> follow all the Impressionist, and Dilbert, and Sierra Club calendars
> hanging on our walls instead.  Thanks, Susan Cook Summer of Columbia for
> opening my eyes!
>
> Our greatest wish is that you report consistently each month so that we
> know we're not missing any numbers.  The web page totals showed a few
> gaps, but with messages to a few BIBCO libraries I was able to gather a
> truer picture of the FY98 totals:
>
> 23123 Full
> 14436 Core
> 37559 Total (29907 was the FY97 total)
>
> Congratulations on a record-breaking year!
>
> Carolyn Sturtevant
> Cooperative Cataloging
> Library of Congress
> 202-707-4551
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