It’s always interesting when someone new asks about this. Here’s (I hope) the SERIALST archive place for 23 posts about ceasing check-in:

 

http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S2=SERIALST&q=stop+check+in&s=&f=&a=&b=

 

It’s been awhile since I last looked at these, but I seem to remember that some libraries got along okay with checking in journal & magazine receipts.

 

Rich Crank
Serial Records Team, Acquisitions/Serials Dept.
KU Libraries

University of Kansas
(785) 864-8944
rcrank@ku.edu

 

 

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Coakley, Lynn
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 3:02 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] checkin question

 

To all:

 

I hope this has not been discussed ad nauseum......

 

We have had a retirement effective June 30.  The position won't be re-filled.  The person was the paper periodicals check in person.  We don't have a huge collection any more (approx. 225 titles), but still I can't figure out how to wriggle room from any one else's time.  We are a union shop and people are allowed to say - not  my job - so it's fallen to me and a work study who is good but as we know with work studies, they tend to just vanish.

 

So, my thought is moving toward not checking them in and taking our chances.  We deal with Ebsco whose staff is all so helpful.  I just want to talk with anyone who has made this decision to see if it's been a disaster or if it's been doable.  If this has been discussed to death and I just don't remember (I tend to delete if it's a topic that I'm not interested in at that moment) could you reply to me off list?

 

Thanks very much

 

Lynn

 

(and that doesn't even go to our retiree's acquisitions job)

--

Lynn Coakley

Coordinator of Technical Services

Library

Springfield Technical Community College

One Armory Sq.

Springfield, MA  01102

413.755.4565

fax 413.755.6315

 

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