We still check in everything
-- except newspapers. We have about 300 print titles at this
point.
We are investigating a
procedure where only critical (e.g. costly and/or not available through any
on-line resource) will trigger claims.
It’s possible that, from
there, we’ll move to checking in only those critical titles – but we have not
discussed that yet.
Jane
Jane
Lawless
Electronic Resources and
Serials Librarian
Levin Memorial
Library
Curry
College
1071 Blue Hill
Avenue
Milton MA
02186
(617) 333-2245
(voice)
(617) 333-2164
(fax)
jlawless@curry.edu
From: SERIALST: Serials
in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of
Diane Westerfield
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:26
PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST]
Cessation of serials check in and claiming
We still do check-in and
claiming at our library. We are slated to receive about 770 print
periodical subscriptions this calendar year. We process a number of claims
each month.
For us, I don’t think we should
stop check-in and claiming in the current environment. It would be a
disservice to our patrons. We still have print journals with no online
equivalent, or if there is online, it’s either too expensive or lacks
perpetual access rights.
Also there are art journals
whose online counterparts are missing some content because of copyright
issues. It’s not good for the patrons if they access the online journal,
find blank squares where the referenced artwork should be, and our print copy
either never arrived or was stolen. (If check-in and claiming goes away,
replacing missing issues will also probably go by the wayside). The ILL
copy will be in black-and-white and not as usable as the original
print.
In the future as we transition
to more online content and cancel more print titles, and as more publishers
become cooperative with their online content, it might be feasible to forgo
check-in and claiming. But I’m guessing this will take at least a couple
years.
Sincerely,
Diane
Westerfield
Electronic Resources and Serials
Librarian
Colorado College, Tutt
Library
(719)
389-6661
(719) 389-6082
(fax)
diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu
From: SERIALST: Serials
in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of
Todd Grooten
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:50
AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Cessation
of serials check in and claiming
Good morning all,
I know that this is an issue that has probably come up in the past, but I
am interested in how many of you have stopped checking in and claiming print
journals. I work in a corporate library with less than 100 print
subscriptions, and we are are considering stopping both of these
processes. It seems that the time spent doing these processes might
outweigh any benefit they bring.
Thanks in advance,
Todd M. Grooten
Cataloger, Fort Wayne, IN