Insignia Library system

Serials

The Insignia Library System has an integrated serials module. It keeps track of information for periodicals such as subscription costs, expiry date and anticipated date of arrival for issues. It also allows staff to renew serial subscriptions, receive issues, and to create routing lists.

To add a new serials title, follow these steps:

1. 
   go to the catalog menu and then Find\Add Serials
   
2. 
   Click on New to create a new serial
   
3. 
   fill out values making sure to set the following values
   
   1. 
      Subscribe From: Date of first magazine issues in hand (eg. 7/1/2005)
      
   2. 
      Subscribe To: Date of ending subscription date
      

(eg. 7/1/2006)

3. 
   Next will arrive: Next issue expected date (eg.
   

8/1/2005)

4. 
   Renew Date: Must be same as Subscribe Date
   

(eg. 7/1/2005)

5. 
   Start Vol.: for issue in hand (eg.118)
   
6. 
   Start Issue: for issue in hand (eg. 27)
   
1. 
   Once all the information has been entered you are now ready to renew the serials.