Re: What to expect from a subscription service Ohler, Lila A. 17 Nov 2005 21:06 UTC
I echo Mr. Pennington's request for benchmark information. Sincerely, Lila Ohler Acquisitions Librarian University of Oklahoma Libraries Serials Dept. LL211 401 W. Brooks St. Norman, OK 73019-0528 405-325-2141 lohler@ou.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Pennington, Buddy D. Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:55 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] What to expect from a subscription service I'm also interested in this. I've been considering tracking the number of claimed issues checked in vs. the number of claims we make for our vendor but haven't had the time to set it up. If anyone has any benchmarks on this, they would be much appreciated. Buddy Pennington Serial Acquisitions Librarian UMKC - University Libraries 800 E. 51st Street Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-1548 816-333-5584 (fax) penningtonb@umkc.edu UMKC University Libraries: Connecting Learners to the World of Knowledge www.umkc.edu/lib -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruch, Courtney Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:24 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] What to expect from a subscription service Hello, I'm a new librarian in charge of a print serials collection at a small university library. Currently we receive 90 print publications from a subscription service. Maybe I'm an idealist, but I'm surprised by the number of claims I have had to make monthly; and how I am oftentimes unable to receive a copies of a serial that should have been sent and wasn't. Does anyone have statistics on about how many claims are made monthly at a library receiving about the same number of journals? Or, does a list ranking large serial jobbers exist? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Courtney Bruch Reference Librarian South University of Alabama 5355 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36116 334-395-8891 cbruch@southuniversity.edu ======================================================================= =========== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original message. Neither the sender nor the company for which he or she works accepts any liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ======================================================================= ===========