Here at Wichita Public Library they used cardex, arranged alphabetically.  Each time a magazine or newspaper arrived a mark was made on the card to show it was received for that date.

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Eric Scooby
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:25 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Small Library

I am aetting up a small library and I was wondering if anyone had any
suggestions about managing my periodicals.  I am running everything off of
spreadsheets right now...a OPAC is in the works for the beginning of next
year.  I have a excel list of all my periodicals but I have no way to
verify which ones I have actually recieved each month.  Does anyone have
any ideas about how I should set this up?