We don't check in our daily newspapers and are rethinking about checking
in any newspapers.  We are thinking of not checking in anything that is
kept current for up to 6 months using the same reasoning that Laura
stated below.  We are also thinking of not checking in periodicals that
are updated by microform.  Any title that is current in a database is
also another consideration because the patron will have access to it
online.

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Monique Morris
Acquisitions/Serials Specialist
Samuel Read Hall Library
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Lyndonville, VT 05851-0919

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Kane McElfresh
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:23 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Daily check ins

Lilah -

Our Serials Acquisitions group at Emory recently (this spring, I think?)
made the decision to stop checking in daily newspapers.  Their reasoning
was that by the time a claim is generated, sent, and filled, the issue
in question will probably have already been replaced by microfilm or
otherwise "aged out" -- so the labor spent on check-ins for these titles
could definitely be better spent elsewhere, especially since so many
newspapers are available online (and some even have their most recent
content online for free).  It seems to be working well for us.

-Laura

Knox, Lilah Mittelstaedt wrote:
> All,
>
> Does everyone check in daily newspapers or is it common practice to
not
> do so?  I recall people talking on this list about not checking in any
> periodicals at all, but I would rather hear from someone who does
check
> things in but has made a decision to not check in certain titles due
to
> the daily chore.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lilah
>
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> Lilah Mittelstaedt Knox
> Reference Librarian
> Philadelphia Museum of Art Library
> 26th St. & The Ben Franklin Pkwy.
> P.O. Box 7646
> Philadelphia, PA  19101
> USA
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> lilahmit@philamuseum.org
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> Ph:  215-684-7652
> Fax:  215-236-0534
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>
>
>

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Laura Kane McElfresh
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian

Emory University                   Phone: 404-931-6895
Woodruff Library                   Email: lmcelfr@emory.edu
Atlanta, GA 30322