Re: New York Times & Wall St Journal indexes Hall, Tracie 19 Oct 2007 18:29 UTC
Just a thought...and probably not a good or helpful one (was going to respond off-list but couldn't find your e-mail address): This answer isn't feasible, but something to consider for the future maybe ... and it's going to sound like I'm a rep for III (Innovative Interfaces Inc {library system}). I don't know if all other library systems offer similar gadgets. Anyway, at the recent IUG (Innovative User's Group) meeting in Southern California, III briefly touted the benefits of "Circa" (sp?) stating that the wireless version of this scanner used in conjunction with RFID (THAT'S the potentially unfeasible part...scanner itself may not be too expensive but RFID tagging an entire collection sounds major) allows you to scan books without even touching the shelves (being promoted as an inventory tool). Presumably with one of these fun toys, one could send a student out in the library every few hours and scan tables. I don't know how sensitive it is, but I'm imagining if you walked fairly close to the reading patrons, that it would even pick up items currently in their hands. But then, would you have to compare lists from your previous scans, and subtract titles scanned previously...and pay close attention as to whether that's a different student/patron/customer using that same book you scanned 3 hours ago? Ehhh. like I said--it was just a thought. Tracie Lynne Hall Serials and Acquisitions Librarian Chapman University Law Library 370 N. Glassell Street 3rd Floor, Room 325 Orange, CA 92866 Phone: 714 628-2539 Fax: 714 628-2560 e-mail: trhall@chapman.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Radcliff, Joyce Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:36 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] New York Times & Wall St Journal indexes Hello: I'm searching for a better way to keep usage statistics for our current journals. We have signs that says not to re-shelve when used, but are mostly ignored. Does any of you have a better way of keeping fairly accurate statistics? You may respond either on- of off-line. Thanks. <><><><><><><><<><><><><> Joyce B. Radcliff Asst. Professor/Serials Librarian Tennessee State University /Avon Williams Campus 330 10th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203-3401 Phone: 615-963-7383 Fax: 615-963-7193 www.tnstate.edu/ <><><><><><><><><<><><><> "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." Mahatma Gandhi -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Tian Zhang Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:43 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] New York Times & Wall St Journal indexes We only keep our microfilms of these two titles. Tian Zhang Serials Librarian St. John's University Library 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens, NY 11439 Tel. 718 990-5082 Fax 718 990-5938 Email: zhangt@stjohns.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Benkwitt, Allison Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 12:22 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] New York Times & Wall St Journal indexes Hello- I'm a new serials librarian and dealing with microfilm and index renewals for the first time. Our New York Times and Wall Street Journal microfilm versions are used fairly heavily. However, our New York Times and Wall Street Journal indexes are not (3 or fewer uses total in the last 3 years). We have electronic full text for both newspapers in our databases. What have other academic libraries done with newspaper indexes? If we have the microfilm should we keep receiving the indexes? We don't have unlimited money in our budget and we just finished a 3 year contract that kept our microfilm and index prices the same. Now prices will go up 10% each year, unless we commit to our current spending level and sign another 3 year contract. I'm inclined to cancel the index subscriptions but I don't want to throw out a valuable resource. We also receive the Accounting & Tax Index (mostly for the Barron's indexing), and that has had no uses at all. I'd appreciate any feedback! Sincerely, Allison Benkwitt Reference/Periodicals Librarian Southern New Hampshire University 2500 N. River Rd. Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211 x2156 a.benkwitt@snhu.edu