Using E-Journal Subscription Inventories to Improve Internal Documentation and Patron Access

Abstract

Librarians have been struggling to maintain accurate information in their library catalogs since electronic resources became the preferred format. Adelphi University Libraries’ (AUL) technical services unit realized its catalog’s data no longer reflected actual periodical holdings or online access entitlement, and this article documents one library’s process towards improved data. By using Google spreadsheets to conduct a subscriptions inventory, AUL improved periodical subscription details and holdings statements for increased patron access to e-journals.