SWAN Serials Collection Survey 2021

Please designate the person most familiar with serials acquisition and processing at your library to complete this survey. We will use the results of this survey to help guide cataloging improvements with a goal of improving the patron experience when searching for magazines and placing holds.

Library *

Name *

Email *

Magazines and Journals

How long do you retain issues of magazines and journals? *

1 year

2 years

3 years

We do not collect magazines

Other / It varies between titles (Please explain.) Other / It varies between titles (Please explain.)

Do you enter magazine and journals into the catalog? *

Yes

No

Do you create individual item records for issues of magazines and journals? *

Yes

No

Which actions can patrons perform on your magazines and journals? Check all that apply. *

Circulation to local patrons

Circulation to patrons of other SWAN libraries

Circulation to non-SWAN reciprocal borrowers

Holds placement by local patrons

Holds placement by patrons of other SWAN libraries

Holds placement by non-SWAN reciprocal borrowers

None, issues are browseable (in-library use) only

Unsure

Newspapers

How long do you retain issues of newspapers? *

1 year

2 years

3 years

We do not collect newspapers

Other / It varies between titles (Please explain.) Other / It varies between titles (Please explain.)

Do you enter newspapers into the catalog? *

Yes

No

Do you create individual item records for issues of newspapers? *

Yes

No

MARC Holdings

MARC Holdings records in Symphony are attached to bibliographic records and display a summary of the items held by your library. You can use MARC Holdings records with or without item records. You can create them by hand or generate them automatically through the Serial Control module. Below are two examples are MARC Holdings records.

Do you maintain MARC Holdings records in Symphony for serials? *

Yes, MARC Holdings are automatically updated by Serial Control

Yes, we write custom MARC Holdings statements

No

Unsure

Would you like MARC Holdings standards to be developed for SWAN libraries? To see how MARC Holdings impact the patron experience, see the image below of a sample search in our catalog. *

Yes

Yes, with room for flexibility for academic and special libraries

No

Do you maintain Local Holdings Records on OCLC for some or all serials? *

Yes

No

Unsure

Would you like to see an automated process for updating Local Holdings Records on OCLC? *

Yes

No

Unsure