Hello,

The library where I work currently receives 228 serials in print, and we bind 157 of those. While it's important to claim for titles we are binding, I also claim limited-retention serials. I run claims in Sierra ILS every two weeks. The process only takes a couple minutes. Most of our print subscriptions are ordered via EBSCO, so I will submit second claims through EBSCOnet or contact our rep directly. I'll also claim at random times, such as when I am checking in a May issue and I see we skipped over April. Depending on the title, I might wait or do it immediately. Through experience, I know what title's issues arrive out of sequence or in large batches (e.g. newspapers from overseas) and I will be more patient with those. I report duplicate issues, especially at the beginning of the subscription year, since some magazine publishers back-start subscriptions and/or mistakenly set up new orders instead of renewals.

Carla Lindenmuth

Lafayette College

On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM not available <bellbronte@hotmail.com> wrote:

I've enjoyed reading others' comments on this topic.

We too still claim print periodicals--mostly through EBSCOnet (since EBSCO is our main vendor). Several years back, I spent some time and created monthly checklists. I got so frustrated with claim restrictions (e.g., 3 months on an annual publication) that I wanted to have an approximate guide to know what publications come in when (usually).

I work at a medium-sized public university in the Southeast. As cuts continue to be made on our end (and as publications reduce their issues per year or cease altogether), I very much suspect that if I were to leave, claiming here would cease altogether or be greatly slowed / lessened. With a Serials Dept. of only two people (and I think my position would not be refilled should I go elsewhere), I'm guessing claiming would not be a high priority for my colleague (who's main job is financial). As noted, claiming can be frustrating, and I think some would say it's not worth the time / effort.

Btw, our library has Voyager. Claiming is possible through it, but for some reason, that function has never been used. I started 10+ years ago, and even when I was trained, Voyager claiming was never mentioned.

Best Regards,

A.

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Sent: Friday, May 17, 2019 3:18 PM
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Subject: [SERIALST] Claiming Print Periodicals

Good Morning,

We are in the process of reviewing our claiming procedures and wanted to check-in with other libraries to see what folks were doing.

Basically, is your library claiming print periodicals, and if yes, how so?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Best,

Chris

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Christina Sinkler-Miller
Head of Technical Services
Laurence McKinley Gould Library
Carleton College
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057
csmiller@carleton.edu
507-222-4268

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