> Just my opinion -- I think it's easier for people to be non-caring because

> it's not their money but if it was there's they would want it plus to be

> compensated.

Just briefly, in defense of those (including myself) who have decided not to claim print serials: please understand that this decision is not reached because we don’t care about cost. In fact, it’s precisely because we _do_ care about cost, and have determined that (at least in our case) the cost of claiming is greater than the cost of not claiming. It’s important to bear in mind that claiming—like any workflow—entails opportunity costs as well as direct costs, and any responsible analysis of a workflow will include examination of questions like “Could we redirect our efforts to more valuable activities if we freed up [X] hours of staff time formerly spent on claiming?”

None of this is to say that ceasing claiming is necessarily the right decision for every library. It’s only to say that it may well be the right decision for some libraries, and that the only way to determine whether that’s so is to analyze all of the costs involved—not just the direct and sunk costs of journal issues.

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Marriott Library, University of Utah

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We started out claiming print periodicals and later someone decided not to. I am hoping that we are about to start back claiming print because of the cost. I know to some it's not important but I feel if you pay for it you should receive it otherwise these companies are making extra money off you. If a journal cost $5 an issue and you miss 2 you lose $10 and another library misses 3 issues and never claim it $15 now that company has a profit of $25 plus what you give them to service your journals.

Just my opinion -- I think it's easier for people to be non-caring because it's not their money but if it was there's they would want it plus to be compensated.

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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,