I'm a one-person serials department (and I have other responsibilities,
too) with about 13 hours a week of student assistant time.  My shelving
goals are:
Newspapers:  by 11:00 a.m. the day they arrive
Periodicals:  by the end of the day after they arrive
Microforms:  within a week after they arrive.

All of that usually happens, although the microforms can get delayed if
I'm working intensely on other projects.

Lynne N. Weaver
Serials Coordinator/Library Accounts
Lipscomb Library
Randolph College
Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA  24503
434 947-8396
434 947-8134 Fax
lweaver@randolphcollege.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Spindler, Holly
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:30 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Turn-Around Time for Journals

Hello All,

Our library is taking a look at some of our daily procedures in hopes of
becoming more efficient and a question arose about the turn around time
of processing incoming journals.

I was hoping some of you might share how long it takes from the time
your journals arrive in the mail to when they are placed on the shelves
and ready for patrons to view?  A week, a day, or a few hours?  I'm just
looking for an estimate or average.  Any information would be helpful.

Thanks so much,

Holly Spindler

Serials

Kettering Medical Library &

KCMA Learning Commons

holly.spindler@khnetwork.org

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