[Evergreen-catalogers] Periodicals Cataloging

[Lynn Floyd]

Not all serials have ISSN's.  It really depends on who the publisher is.
Also, I have discovered that it may not be listed on their Information page,
but somewhere else in the magazine.  I remember one I had to look at each
page to finally find it.  

 

As I do not know how other libraries in Missouri Evergreen had added
titles/Volumes/Items, I am only guessing, but this is what we do, as we
circulate our magazines.  Each magazine gets an Volume added with the Issue
information, then the Item gets added under that.  Our call numbers tell us
what volume and issue the item is.  We do not use parts.  So for Time
Weekly, there will be around 52 volumes for just Branch A, each volume has 1
copy, unless we have more than one copy.   

 

If a record does not exist, then I add them via Z39.50, or create an
original record.  Library of Congress has decent serial records in there
collection.

 

We catalog them as they come in, the create date is the date we use as our
receiving date.  The current issue is marked as non-circulating, the
previous issue is then marked as circulating.  We keep about a year's worth
of most of our subscriptions on hand.  Monthly, we will go through and
delete that month in the previous year items, this keeps our stock rotated
and it not such a burden on the staff.

 

Have you investigated using the Serials Module?  I have looked into it to
see if would stream line our process, but it got put on the back burner.

 

Lynn Floyd 
 <mailto:lfloyd at andersonlibrary.org> lfloyd at andersonlibrary.org 
Anderson County Library 
864-260-4500 x181 
 <http://www.andersonlibrary.org/> http://www.andersonlibrary.org 
  

 

From: evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org
[mailto:evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf Of
Darcy B. Wood
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10:46 AM
To: evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org; Julie Yockey; Michael Tolle
Subject: [Evergreen-catalogers] Periodicals Cataloging

 

Hello!  Carthage just joined Missouri Evergreen in August, and I was hoping
that someone could help me with Periodicals Cataloging.

Cathy Dame from Lebanon-Laclede gave me a great resource from the Best
Practices section on the Missouri Evergreen site, but I'm still having some
questions.

.         Some of the magazines I've searched for do not have ISSNs listed
on their information page.  Is the best way to search for them to look for
the Title in Advanced search and select Serial or Serial Component Part?  Is
there a place where I can get the ISSN, like the magazine website?  Will all
records in Evergreen have the ISSN?

.         When I search for magazines, I come across many entries (volumes?
records?) versus one entry with multiple parts that have the issue dates.
Would it be fair to assume that these were items that were previously
cataloged and then migrated?  

.         Which of these multiple entries do I attach my items to?  Do I
create a new entry with no issue date to attach parts to?

.         What do I do if a record for the magazine does not exist in
Evergreen?  Do I look in Z39.50 and/or create an original record?

We have never had our magazines in the computer before, and are anxious to
get rid of the paper and hash marks and things.  How does everyone process
the magazines when they come in?  Do you catalog instantly, or when the new
one comes in, you catalog the previous one?  How do you keep track of
receiving dates?

ANY information about post-migration serials cataloging would be GREATLY
APPRECIATED!

-- 
Darcy B. Wood, Circulation Manager/Cataloger
Carthage Public Library
612 S Garrison Ave
Carthage, MO 64836
417.237.7040 - voice
417.237.7041 - fax 
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