Hello,
We have used the Millennium/EBSCO claiming feature for many years as well and have very few problems.  The key is setting it up accurately.  At the time EBSCO provided us with barcodes that enabled us to scan the appropriate order record.  I don't know if they still provide that service.  We opted to set up manually, one record at a time,  because the EBSCO batch automated process did not always select the correct bib record. Once it is set up, it is easy to maintain and works smoothly.

Sally


Sally Smith                
Bethel University Library/Serials Dept.    
3900 Bethel Drive  St. Paul, MN 55112 
Phone:  651-635-8544   Fax:  651-635-1979
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Coakley, Lynn <lcoakley@stcc.edu> wrote:
hi
 
I'm writing from Springfield Tech. Community College in Spfld, MA.  We have used the claiming feature in millennium for at least 5 or 6 years.  It works beautifully.  There is still a fair amount of maintenance that you do on your end re: ebsco claiming cleanup, but that you can do as much or as little as you want to do.
 
Our local system (we are part of a huge consortium) did the ftp set up for us.  I don't remember that it was hard to do.  Ebsco is experienced with this so they should be able to give you substantial help.
 
We are moving from Innovative to Evergreen in a month or so and Evergreen serials does not have a claiming function yet and there are many of us upset with this!
 
good luck
Lynn

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Janet Bassett <jbassett@cityofsalem.net> wrote:
Hello,
 
I'd like to correspond with people who have print periodicals electronic claiming set up between the Millennium serials module and EBSCO.  We have used the serials module for several years for holdings and check-in management, but not for direct claiming.  I'd like to know how it works for others before investigating the possibility here.
 
Thanks very much,
Janet Bassett
Subscriptions, Periodicals
Cataloging, Standing Orders
Salem Public Library
PO Box 14810
Salem OR 97309-5010
fax: 503-588-6055
ph: 503-588-6473
jbassett@cityofsalem.net

 
 



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