Lauren, you have such a good memory!  Yes, the claiming information from
the NASIG presentation in May 2001 is up on the MIT Libraries' staff Web
site (slightly different format than the NASIG presentation, but the
material is all there.)  Check out
http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/seracq/claiming/.

Maria, the specific information you want is at
http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/seracq/claiming/when.html

My general guideline is to allow half as long as the number of days between
issues beyond the expected date, or 90 days, until the first claim,
whichever comes first.  Second and third claims I wait 6-8 weeks for
domestic, 8-12 for foreign (depending on the country and their mail
system).  After that, I tend to give up; it just becomes not worth the
effort.  We either buy a back issue or live with a gap.

If you have any other questions, just let me know.

Kim Maxwell
Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
phone: 1-617-253-7028
fax:   1-617-253-2464
email: kmaxwell@mit.edu

At 04:25 PM 7/10/02 -0400, Lauren Corbett wrote:
>A couple of years ago Kim Maxwell from MIT and Bob Boissy of Faxon did a
>presentation at NASIG entitled, The Art of Claiming.  I believe Kim had a
>handout with MIT's choices.  Perhaps the content of her handout is posted
>somewhere online?  Kim?
>
>Lauren
>
>Lasky, Maria wrote:
>
>>I would like to know if there are any 'claiming guidelines' for serials
>>based on the frequency of publication.  Our library is thinking about
>>revising our 'grace days' before an issue is considered overdue.  Does the
>>size of staff or the type of library contribute to your guidelines?
>>Thanks.
>>Maria Lasky
>>D'Ancona & Pflaum LLC
>>Phone:  (312) 602-2177
>>Fax:  (312) 602-3000
>>E-mail:  mlasky@dancona.com
>>
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