Oops. Sorry Mary I forgot to include 2 things.
1. We started doing this in 2005, and over time more publishers have been offering the online only option so we receive fewer issues that end up being discarded. In some cases, publishers distribute conference proceedings as supplements that are not online, and we check these in and put them on the shelf.
2. Ramifications - we've made a few mistakes, but nothing earthshaking. Our users really appreciate having online available. We get a lot of praise, and few complaints.
DJ
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Daniel H. Jones, M.L.S., Director
Preston G. Northrup Memorial Library
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
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-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Danny Jones
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:08 AM
To: SERIALST@list.uvm.edu
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Checking in print plus online subscriptions?
We stopped checking in journals that required a print subscription to get the online journal. In most cases, we immediately discard the print issues.
Danny
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Daniel H. Jones, M.L.S., Director
Preston G. Northrup Memorial Library
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Shipping address:
7620 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78227-5301
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 760549
San Antonio, TX 78245-0549
Tel: 210-258-9426
Fax: 210-670-3313
Email: djones@sfbr.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Williams, Mary Welch
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:17 AM
To: SERIALST@list.uvm.edu
Subject: [SERIALST] Checking in print plus online subscriptions?
Good morning!!
We're facing further staff reductions and I'm trying to find ways for us
to spend our precious time on things that really matter.
We've been moving subscriptions to online only where economically
feasible, but we still receive titles where online only is not an
option. We know that our print titles don't get used, we've got numbers
that tell us so. I've suggested that we not check in the print issue of
our print+ subscriptions. We have 41 such titles.
My supervisor would like to know if others have done this and if there
have been any ramifications, so I am asking you.
Thanks for your help,
Mary
Mary Williams (mwill108@uthsc.edu)
Serials Librarian
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Library and Biocommunications Center
877 Madison Avenue, Room 250
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5154
FAX: (901) 448-5402
