I would be interested in this information as well.

Kasia

Kasia Stasik
University of California Riverside
Library
Serials and Continuations Supervisor
Tel.: 951 827 2322
Fax : 951 827 3720

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:27:53 -0500
>From: Diane Dudley <drdudl@WM.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial
special lists
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>
>I would like to know the number of current periodicals in
your collection
>and purchased through EBSCO.
>
>Diane
>
>Diane R. Dudley
>Periodicals Records Manager
>Earl Gregg Swem Library
>College of William and Mary
>P.O. Box 8794
>Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
>Phone: 757-221-1697
>drdudl@wm.edu
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of McDougald,
Barbara
>Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:55 AM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial
special lists
>
>>From our senior cataloger who is responsible for claims:
>
>
>
>"We generally have 300+ claims a month to FTP to Ebsco.
Right now I spend at
>least a day going through them. However, I want to talk to
Dynix about
>having Horizon automatically predicting the next claim
after so many days,
>rather than clicking them one by one myself. If we can do
that, all I'd have
>to do is generate the report.
>
>We also have the claims over three report, which takes
about half a day to
>go through and then another half a day to make changes to
the catalog
>according to Audrey's responses. I'd say we receive most of
our claims,
>probably 90%. However, I don't have any stats on this.
>
>If we didn't claim, then we'd never get any missing issues.
I think that
>would cause some complaint from our users. With the move
towards
>digitalization, our print numbers will start declining, and
so the time
>spent on claiming will also decrease. I see no advantage to
NOT claiming."
>
>
>We claim all missing journals since we pay for them.  If we
cannot get a
>journal that has been claimed, the publisher extends our
subscription
>period.
>
>Hope you find this information helpful.
>
>
>
>
>Barbara McDougald
>Phone: 571-272-3499
>Fax:     571-273-0049
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of van Sickle,
Jennifer
>Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:11 AM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial
special lists
>
>We have not generated such a list, but we are about to stop
checking in
>titles with limited retention as well as most titles
replaced in MF (if
>they are also available online).  We hope this will cut
down on
>unnecessary claim generation.
>
>Would you please summarize for the list?  Thanks.
>
>Jennifer van Sickle MLS
>Serials Librarian/Sciences Coordinator
>Trinity College Library
>300 Summit St.
>Hartford, CT USA 06106
>
>Phone: 860-297-2250
>Fax: 860-297-2251
>
>jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Chisman, Janet
>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:12 PM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special
lists
>
>I am interested in hearing from libraries that have a list
of core
>titles that they claim and/or serial special.  What
criteria did you use
>in generating these lists?  Who participated in the
decision?  How much
>time do you think (know) it is saving - any figures on
number of
>unfilled claims/serial specials before using the lists and
after?  How
>much FTE you are saving?  Any information in this area
would be
>appreciated.
>
>A quick literature search did not yield much.
>
>Thank you.
>
>--
>Janet Chisman
>Head, Serials and Electronic Resources
>Washington State University Libraries
>Pullman, WA 99164-5610
>Voice - 509.335.4941
>Fax - 509.335.6721
Kasia Stasik
University of California Riverside
Library
Serials and Continuations Supervisor
Tel.: 951 827 2322
Fax : 951 827 3720