A student checks-in the newspapers daily.  Generally, we do not claim
the newspaper unless we have stopped receiving a subscription.  We have
patrons that will come in and ask for certain issues, so we need to know
if it has arrived or when it is expected.

Laura Kane McElfresh wrote:

> Lilah -
>
> Our Serials Acquisitions group at Emory recently (this spring, I
> think?) made the decision to stop checking in daily newspapers.  Their
> reasoning was that by the time a claim is generated, sent, and filled,
> the issue in question will probably have already been replaced by
> microfilm or otherwise "aged out" -- so the labor spent on check-ins
> for these titles could definitely be better spent elsewhere,
> especially since so many newspapers are available online (and some
> even have their most recent content online for free).  It seems to be
> working well for us.
>
> -Laura
>
> Knox, Lilah Mittelstaedt wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> Does everyone check in daily newspapers or is it common practice to not
>> do so?  I recall people talking on this list about not checking in any
>> periodicals at all, but I would rather hear from someone who does check
>> things in but has made a decision to not check in certain titles due to
>> the daily chore.
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Lilah
>>
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>> Reference Librarian
>> Philadelphia Museum of Art Library
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>> P.O. Box 7646
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