Re: FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists Kasia Stasik 06 Mar 2006 17:32 UTC
That is a lot of claims. We have about 6,800 serial and standing order subscriptions and we send out maximum 300 claims a month. Do you double check your claims in any way? -Kasia Kasia Stasik University of California Riverside Library Serials and Continuations Supervisor Tel.: 951 827 2322 Fax : 951 827 3720 ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:57:15 -0500 >From: "McDougald, Barbara" <Barbara.McDougald@USPTO.GOV> >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > >We have appx. 455 print only subscriptions, 17K e-journals and 6755 e-books. Ebsco handles almost all of our subscriptions except those that we have a separate arrangement with or the publisher does not allow aggregator sales. For example, Elsevier Science Direct is purchased under its on purchase order/contract agreement. Proquest and Safari titles are purchased through FEDLINK.. > >Barbara McDougald >Phone: 571-272-3499 >Fax: 571-273-0049 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Diane Dudley >Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 11:28 AM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists > >I would like to know the number of current periodicals in your collection >and purchased through EBSCO. > >Diane > >Diane R. Dudley >Periodicals Records Manager >Earl Gregg Swem Library >College of William and Mary >P.O. Box 8794 >Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794 >Phone: 757-221-1697 >drdudl@wm.edu > > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of McDougald, Barbara >Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:55 AM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists > >>From our senior cataloger who is responsible for claims: > > > >"We generally have 300+ claims a month to FTP to Ebsco. Right now I spend at >least a day going through them. However, I want to talk to Dynix about >having Horizon automatically predicting the next claim after so many days, >rather than clicking them one by one myself. If we can do that, all I'd have >to do is generate the report. > >We also have the claims over three report, which takes about half a day to >go through and then another half a day to make changes to the catalog >according to Audrey's responses. I'd say we receive most of our claims, >probably 90%. However, I don't have any stats on this. > >If we didn't claim, then we'd never get any missing issues. I think that >would cause some complaint from our users. With the move towards >digitalization, our print numbers will start declining, and so the time >spent on claiming will also decrease. I see no advantage to NOT claiming." > > >We claim all missing journals since we pay for them. If we cannot get a >journal that has been claimed, the publisher extends our subscription >period. > >Hope you find this information helpful. > > > > >Barbara McDougald >Phone: 571-272-3499 >Fax: 571-273-0049 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of van Sickle, Jennifer >Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:11 AM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Re: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists > >We have not generated such a list, but we are about to stop checking in >titles with limited retention as well as most titles replaced in MF (if >they are also available online). We hope this will cut down on >unnecessary claim generation. > >Would you please summarize for the list? Thanks. > >Jennifer van Sickle MLS >Serials Librarian/Sciences Coordinator >Trinity College Library >300 Summit St. >Hartford, CT USA 06106 > >Phone: 860-297-2250 >Fax: 860-297-2251 > >jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Chisman, Janet >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:12 PM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: [SERIALST] FW: core claiming and/or serial special lists > >I am interested in hearing from libraries that have a list of core >titles that they claim and/or serial special. What criteria did you use >in generating these lists? Who participated in the decision? How much >time do you think (know) it is saving - any figures on number of >unfilled claims/serial specials before using the lists and after? How >much FTE you are saving? Any information in this area would be >appreciated. > >A quick literature search did not yield much. > >Thank you. > >-- >Janet Chisman >Head, Serials and Electronic Resources >Washington State University Libraries >Pullman, WA 99164-5610 >Voice - 509.335.4941 >Fax - 509.335.6721 Kasia Stasik University of California Riverside Library Serials and Continuations Supervisor Tel.: 951 827 2322 Fax : 951 827 3720