Re: Looking for other libraries that have eliminated check-in Rick Anderson 26 Jan 2006 17:23 UTC
Our total number of print subscriptions (including newspapers and standing orders) is right around 2,800. ---- Rick Anderson Dir. of Resource Acquisition University of Nevada, Reno Libraries (775) 784-6500 x273 rickand@unr.edu > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Anne Bunting > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:57 AM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Looking for other libraries that have > eliminated check-in > > I would like to know that too. How many current journals are > involved? > > Anne Carroll Bunting > University of Tennessee > Health Sciences Library > 877 Madison Ave > Memphis, TN 38163 > > abunting@utmem.edu > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rick Anderson <rickand@UNR.EDU> > Date: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:47 am > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Looking for other libraries that have > eliminated check-in > > > Those are good questions, and they're addressed in the article we > > wrotefollowing implementation of the experiment. I'll send you a > > copy under > > separate e-cover. > > > > ---- > > Rick Anderson > > Dir. of Resource Acquisition > > University of Nevada, Reno Libraries > > (775) 784-6500 x273 > > rickand@unr.edu > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > > > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Diane Paldan > > > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:35 AM > > > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > > > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Looking for other libraries that have > > > eliminated check-in > > > > > > Was there any description in all this of how libraries with > > > large number of > > > print subscriptions (who have eliminated check in) handle their > > mail.> Routing, marking for shelving, separating out samples, > > > discards, title > > > changes, etc. > > > > > > Do they check shelf, check a list? If they check in > > > selective titles -- > > > how do they know. > > > > > > Sorry if I just missed that part of information. > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > At 09:47 AM 1/26/2006, you wrote: > > > > > I suggest that scanning the SICI barcode to speed > > > check-in should be > > > > > seriously considered before eliminating check-in. > > > > > > > >At my library, we did actually consider going this route. > > > The primary > > > >factor that stopped us was the fact that so many journal > issues are > > > >published without barcodes. > > > > > > > >---- > > > >Rick Anderson > > > >Dir. of Resource Acquisition > > > >University of Nevada, Reno Libraries > > > >(775) 784-6500 x273 > > > >rickand@unr.edu > > > > > >