We tried that method, until we discovered that at least one faculty member was systematically breaking the labels for his favorite journals (without reading them). We put brightly-colored labels on the stacks, with cheerful messages like “Reshelving may be harmful to your favorite subscription” (probably not the exact wording, but it has been a while … )
We’re down to only about 100 print titles now, and have discontinued trying to track usage.
Martha Gunnarson
Gordon Library
Electronic Resources Librarian
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
508-831-6038
From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum <SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG> On Behalf Of Brenda L. Keane
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 3:44 PM
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The other thing we needed to do was post signage letting patrons know that it was all right to break the labels.
Brenda Keane
Library Subscriptions & Archives Coordinator
Johnson & Wales University
8 Abbott Park Place
Yena Center
Providence, RI 02903
401-598-5253
From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Teresa Imfeld
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 3:23 PM
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So do you replace the label each time it is broken?
Teresa
Teresa Imfeld, MLIS
Serials, Acquisitions, & Cataloging Specialist
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC 28778
828-771-3898
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Brenda L. Keane <Brenda.Keane@jwu.edu> wrote:
Hello everyone,
We had the same problem, especially since magazine are not barcoded – and well-meaning students ignored signage.
We implemented a suggestion from someone on listserve that we place small labels from front to back cover. Patrons would have to break the label to read the journal. We decided to implement this on a small scale. Labels were placed on our current print journals, displayed separately along a wall in the library. On the way into work in the morning, our student checked for broken labels.
Usage stats quadrupled in 2015. In 2017 we added labels to all of the print journals. Now we check the current journals daily, and the entire collection monthly. Though our print collection is shrinking, our usage statistics are much healthier and can provide us with factual evidence that some print journals are being used regularly. Now, our renewal decisions are based on fact, not feeling.
Good luck,
Brenda Keane
Library Subscriptions & Archives Coordinator
Johnson & Wales University
Yena Center
Providence, RI 02903
401-598-5253
From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Michelle Conrad
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 8:52 AM
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We have a problem in that, despite my signage, patrons return serials to our shelves instead of our return boxes. So I can't get a good count on what actually is being used.
Very nice that they put items back but my stats are very much lower than the reality.
Any ideas?
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 8:44 AM, Abbigail C Gregg <acgregg@geneva.edu> wrote:
We barcode each bound volume and when someone uses it we scan it. We also have a single barcode for all non-bound issues of a title so if someone used three issues of Time, you’d scan the “current issues” barcode three times. We were also putting the little sticky dots on bound volumes. Each color would represent a different year, though it didn’t tell you how many times it was used, just that it was used. It gives you a very general sense of what people are using and what never gets used. Of course, you run into the problem of both the dots falling off and the fact that there’s only so many colors. You tend to run out.
Abbigail Stauber
Library Technician
724.847.6693 | acgreg@geneva.edu
From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Erin Gallagher
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 1:42 PM
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Subject: [SERIALST] Best option for tracking reshelving stats for non-circulating print periodicals
Good morning, collective wisdom.
For those who maintain a print serials collection (both current and bound back issues) with titles that do not circulate, how do you track usage? Do you keep re-shelving stats? If so, do you equate the reshelving of one title to one "use", or do you use the standard multiply by three method, by which you count three "uses" each time you reshelve a single title (assuming that patrons have done their own reshelving of that title at some point)?
Or are you using a different method entirely?
We have not been tracking reshelving stats at all and are exploring ways to gauge usage of our non-circulating print serials moving forward.
Thank you in advance for sharing your advice and experiences.
Cheers,
Erin
Erin Gallagher
Director of Collection Services
Reed College Library
(503) 777-7552
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