Re: Daily check ins Morris, Monique C @ LSC 04 Oct 2007 16:57 UTC
We don't check in our daily newspapers and are rethinking about checking in any newspapers. We are thinking of not checking in anything that is kept current for up to 6 months using the same reasoning that Laura stated below. We are also thinking of not checking in periodicals that are updated by microform. Any title that is current in a database is also another consideration because the patron will have access to it online. ------------------------ Monique Morris Acquisitions/Serials Specialist Samuel Read Hall Library P.O. Box 919, 1001 College Rd. Lyndonville, VT 05851-0919 802-626-6364 phone 802-626-4807 fax monique.morris@lyndonstate.edu PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited. -------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Kane McElfresh Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:23 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Daily check ins 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reasoning was that by the time a claim is generated, sent, and filled, the issue in question will probably have already been replaced by microfilm or otherwise "aged out" -- so the labor spent on check-ins for these titles could definitely be better spent elsewhere, especially since so many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 > > ******************************************* > Lilah Mittelstaedt Knox > Reference Librarian > Philadelphia Museum of Art Library > 26th St. & The Ben Franklin Pkwy. > P.O. Box 7646 > Philadelphia, PA 19101 > USA > *** > lilahmit@philamuseum.org > *** > Ph: 215-684-7652 > Fax: 215-236-0534 > ******************************************* > > > -- Laura Kane McElfresh Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian Emory University Phone: 404-931-6895 Woodruff Library Email: lmcelfr@emory.edu Atlanta, GA 30322