Kathryn,

We previously checked in newspapers in PALS and more recently on ALEPH.  We
made the decision to stop checking them in given that we were only keeping some
for a few weeks and others until replaced by film.  We felt that the labor and
expense of barcodes were not justified.  We have about 50 newspaper titles.  We
put notes on each bib record regarding retention.  We have one person handling
the papers so missed issues are obvious.

We do check in the film.

The only person who has complained is the woman who feuds with her paper
carrier and called us about once a week to find if our paper had arrived in
good shape.

Cheers,

Mary

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Mary Williams
Serials Librarian
Minot State University
500 University Ave. W
Minot, ND  58707

(701) 858-4285