Thank you, Jennifer.  This will not be a simple or quick
solution but I'm willing to take the time to try and get
things sorted out.

Thanks again,
Lisa

On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:26:34 +0000
  Jennifer Sippel <Jennifer.Sippel@MINNEAPOLIS.EDU> wrote:
> Hi Lisa,
>
> I think the route you take to finding your solution--the
>time you spend, the investment you make in the
>tools--should be informed (to some extent anyway) by your
>collection goals and usage, as well as staff time and
>expertise.
>
> I will be presenting a poster session at the upcoming
>NASIG conference about how our small(ish), urban,
>community college library moved in the direction away
>from our Kardex & ALEPH ILS serials/acq system, and now
>uses a customized (somewhat homegrown) system to track
>our shrinking print periodicals. Thing is, we can do this
>because: a) we don't claim (much), and b) we don't
>archive our collection (except for Alternative Press
>subscriptions). Also, it is a more sustainable use of
>staff time and is more in alignment with our usage stats.
> It's worth mentioning, our college enrollment has
>increased by 50% over the last 5-7 years, but our library
>staffing has not. Something had to give :)
>
> Here's the description of my poster session proposal:
>
> Progressing Print Periodicals Processing: One Urban
>Community College Library's Perspective
>
> ABSTRACT: This poster session will detail the progress
>MCTC Library has made adjusting its print periodicals
>processing practices.
>
> DESCRIPTION: Not long ago, Minneapolis Community and
>Technical College Library (MCTC) had a serious workflow
>sustainability problem. For years, the electronic
>resources collection (including aggregated journal
>database and e-journal subscriptions) had been growing at
>a steady rate, but the library staff had not adjusted its
>print periodicals processing practices in response to
>this evolution.
>
> In the fall of 2009, the library staff decided to make
>some drastic changes. These involved retiring
>longstanding practices (Kardex, prediction patterns,
>individual catalog item records in the ILS), adding new
>technologies (customized forms, Google spreadsheets,
>visualization web pages), adjusting procedures (deleting
>existing item records, discontinuing barcode labels,
>altering other physical labeling processes) and planning
>for the future (routinely checking online access,
>aggressively weeding the print collection, adjusting
>retention policies, and establishing criteria for
>subscriptions).
>
>
> jennifer a. sippel, librarian/instructor
> Mpls Comm & Tech College
> 1501 Hennepin Ave S
> Mpls, MN 55403
> 612.659.6434
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa Pate
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:16 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Check in/maintain/catalog serials
>
> 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

Lisa Pate
Library Information Specialist II
UNM Valencia Campus Library
505-925-8992