USING SPSS PC+ AND NOTIS DOWNLOADED FILES OF CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION RECORDS AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-PITTSBURGH/

Information about current serial subscriptions at the University of Pi ttsburgh was downloaded from the local NOTIS system to SPSS/PC+ on a p ersonal computer. The use of SPSS/PC+ greatly enhanced the ability to analyze the university's subscription records. SPSS/PC+ has enabled Pi tt to determine subscription holdings by geographical area and to mana ge payment and publisher information about active subscriptions. Using SPSS/PC+ grants the ability to write quick and easy programs to facil itate rapid responses to bibliographers' requests for a variety of sub scription information.