Why resist using the ILS?   I had a system similar to yours when I started
here and couldn't see the advantage to setting up the module for check-in
on the ILS.   After I did it, I can't imagine going back.   Your OPAC is
instantly updated, a list of potential claims is generated, and overdue
issues can be projected.  I also took the "trouble" to update the
cataloging using OCLC. It will take some time, but I say, "Go for it!"

Judith A. Koveleskie, MLIS, MA
Periodicals Librarian
Seton Hill University
Reeves Memorial Library
1 Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601-1548
kovelesk@setonhill.edu
724-838-7828
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On 4/25/11 9:16 PM, "Lisa Pate" <lpate@UNM.EDU> wrote:

>Hello everyone,
>
>I have just started a serials manager position in a small
>academic library that currently does not use the ILS to
>check in serials.  We are currently using a series of
>cards for each periodical/newspaper.  As such, these
>serials are not cataloged similarly to the rest of our
>holdings.  I am wondering:  (1) What methods other small
>libraries use to keep track of serials?  (2) Is there a
>better, automated method of keeping track of these serials
>outside the ILS?  (3) Any suggestions as to getting our
>serials collection into a simpler, electronic system?
>
>Thank you,
>Lisa Pate
>Library Information Specialist II
>UNM Valencia Campus Library
>505-925-8992