We add a link in the print serial catalog record that goes to our A-Z list (the link goes to the A-Z page of the actual serial title – user does not need to complete another search). This way the patron can see all the placed the electronic content is available.  We also add a note to the print serial catalog record that says something along the lines of “Online only as of 2013”.

 

Hope that helps.

Sally

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Sarah (Sally) Glasser

Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian

022B Axinn Library

123 Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY  11549

 

516-463-5959

 

 

 

 

 

What are you all doing when you have paper serials that turn into online serials -- but you keep the paper back issues?

This is a common scenario:

1. We have a paper serial title.
2. The paper serial is still being published, and we keep the back issues.
3. It is decided for whatever reason that our library will go with the same title in some database or electronic journal package ... which we put in our A-Z list ... and we stop getting the paper serial.

Do you make any notation in your paper record to direct users over to the A-Z list?

Thanks for your help!

Best wishes,
Julie Moore

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Julie Renee Moore
Head of Cataloging
California State University, Fresno
julie.renee.moore@gmail.com
559-278-5813

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