I put the current issue of each periodical in a magazine binder--one of those clear
front binders with a stiff back (ours are green). The binders have a barcode
number on them tied to the MARC record for the current periodical title inside that
binder. In the catalog MARC record, the main entry is (for example) _a National
Geographic _b current periodical. Then in the edition statement is the current
periodical's date--like June, 2005. That is the issue that is displayed and
circulated in the cover with the barcode on it. When the July issue of National
Geographic comes in, the June issue is removed from the cover, and the July is
inserted, and the edition statement is changed in the catalog MARC record.
However, the barcode stays the same, so at the end of the year, I know how many
times the current issue of National Geographic has been checked out as the issues
rolled through the months.
Anything other than the current issue, however, has to be checked out as a
temporary item. I realize that the older issues circulate often as temporaries, but
I think tracking the most current issue with circulation statistics gives me enough
info at the end of the year to decide which are the most popular titles and which
can be safely non-renewed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jana Roth" <jroth@AMERSOL.EDU.PE>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Target: Tracking Periodical Usage
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:52:13 -0500
>
> Hi everyone,
> I need to develop a way to track the usage of our print periodicals. We have
> four separate collections, elementary, middle school, high school, and a
> professional collection. Of these, the policy has been to catalogue the
> elementary magazines. Others are checked out using a temporary bar
> code so they
> can't be tracked through our circ system.
>
> Do most of you catalogue separate issues? If not, how do you track
> usage? I want
> to develop a system that is easy to set up and administer. Thanks in advance
> for your ideas!
>
> Jana
> --
> Jana Roth
> Media Center Director
> Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
> Apartado 18-0977
> Lima 18 Peru
> tel: (511) 435 0890
> fax: (511) 436 0927
> jroth@amersol.edu.pe
>
>
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