Document Type
Article
Publication Date
December 2007
Keywords
serials check-in, reorganizing workflows
Abstract
The University of South Florida Tampa Library discontinued checking in print journals and periodicals for a trial period of one year from July 2005 to June 2006. This article discusses the reasons behind such a decision, how it worked out, and what the ramifications have been. Though it proved inconvenient for public and technical services alike, few specific problems were reported via email, online forms or in person. The library derived several benefits from this project, particularly in terms of the timing, since it happened just as the library moved to a new integrated library system, from NOTIS to Aleph.
Scholar Commons Citation
Borchert, Carol Ann, "To Check In or Not To Check In? That is the question" (2007). Academic Resources Faculty and Staff Publications. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tlar_pub/4
Comments
Final formatted version available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2007.08.010