When I was working with serials I would look for items to claim on a regular basis. I’d sort them by publisher and send them to the publishers/vendors based on their preference. For example, Hein had an online portal, others I would just email them a list. There were a couple of obscure Bloomberg publications that I would call and talk to customer service.

We had a small collection of intellectual property journals that were not widely held and we liked to bind everything so it was important to claim early and often. We also had a number of loose-leaf series and if you miss a release of that, your entire book/set might need to be replaced as it is missing pages.

Ellen

Ellen Phillips

Open Access Specialist

Boston University Libraries

ephillip@bu.edu

617.358.8563 | bu.edu/disc

orcid.org/0000-0001-8384-9373

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Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Claiming Print Periodicals

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,

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum <SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG> on behalf of Christina Sinkler-Miller <00000017251ca882-dmarc-request@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG>
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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

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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