Do you order through a jobber like Ebsco?  They usually have at least
current information about what has been published.

Karen M. Chobot, MLS
Director, Mildred Johnson Library
North Dakota State College of Science
800 6th St. N.
Wahpeton ND 58076
701-671-2385
See the new Library blog: mjlibrary.blogspot.com

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Melinda Shedlarz
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:44 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Seeking sources of information for periodicals --
list of issues published by year

Right, but I need a list of published issues to know what we don't have when
comparing it to our holdings.  I'm not sure if there is a way to get this
type of information, but I remain hopeful.

Melinda J. Shedlarz

On 7/25/08, Skwor, Jeanette <skworj@uwgb.edu> wrote:
>
> I was thinking about accuracy also.
>
> If you use a list of published issues that you find somewhere, you will
> still need to compare that to what's on the shelf if you want a correct
> display of your holdings.
>
> This might be a good "switch" for a student otherwise working at checking
> online access :-)
>
>
> Jeanette L. Skwor
> Cofrin Library, Serials Dept.
> UW-Green Bay
> 2420 Nicolet Drive
> Green Bay, WI 54311
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:
> SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Wilma Dague
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:54 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Seeking sources of information for periodicals --
> list of issues published by year
>
> WE look it up on our OPAC and we also keep a card catalogue. These are not
> as accurate as actually looking at the journals though.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wilma Weant Dague
> Serials  Coordinator
> Benedictine College Library
> 1020 North 2nd St.
> Atchison, KS 66002
>
>
> (913) 360-7610
> wdague@benedictine.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:
> SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Melinda Shedlarz
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:26 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Seeking sources of information for periodicals -- list
> of issues published by year
>
> Good afternoon all,
>
> I am in the beginning stages of an inventory of the periodical collection
> in
> the company library I manage.  I would like to create detailed records of
> our holdings, including volume and issue numbers for each serial.  I know
> that I could find this out by looking directly in each issue, but is there
> somewhere else that I might find this information? Here is what I would
> really like: a list by year of issues published for each periodical title
I
> have, including the corresponding volume and/or issue number for each
item.
> Is there anywhere where this information is gathered? I would so love it
if
> there was, but I am not too hopeful.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Yours truly,
> Melinda J. Shedlarz
>