Find Serials Records

To find and access serial records:

  1. Select Serials from the Polaris Shortcut Bar.

The Serials menu appears.

  1. Select one of the following menu options: Check In, Serial Holdings Records, Issue Records, Part Records, Subscription Records, Route Lists, Claims, or Suppliers.

Note:
If you select Claim Alert List, a list shows the issues or parts that were not received as expected and are eligible to be claimed. If you select Subscription List, a list of subscriptions appears. If you select Templates, Publication Patterns, a list of publication patterns appears if you have created them. Batch print lets you print cancellation notices and routing slips in batches. Options opens the Label Setup dialog box.

The Polaris Find Tool appears with the type of record you selected in the Object box.

Tips:
If you routinely search for serials records using the same search by criteria, select Options, Save as User Default. See Finding Polaris Records for more information on the Find Tool. If the periodical has a SICI The colloquial name for Serial Item and Contribution Identifier. The SICI is the SISAC bar code. The SICI incorporates the ISSN and is used on scholarly, technical, medical and other subscription based serials. barcode, you can scan it to find the issue, serial holdings record, or check in record.

  1. Select the access point, in the Search by box, to search for the serial record.

Note:
When you search by date, the Find Tool expands to allow you to enter a date range. For example, you can search for issue or part records by the expected arrival date.

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  1. Select the type of search in the Type box.

Note:
The available search types depend on the object selected.

  1. If you want to sort the results before they display, select a sort option in the Sort by box.

Example:
If you are searching for serial issues, select Designation to sort by the enumeration The designation reflecting the alphabetic or numeric scheme used by the publisher on an item or assigned when the holdings statement is created to identify the individual bibliographic or physical parts and to show the relationship of each unit to the unit as a whole. and chronology The date(s) used by the publisher on a serially-issued bibliographic unit to help identify or indicate when it was published. The chronology may reflect the dates of coverage, publication, or printing..

  1. If you want to narrow your search, select an option in the Limit by box and select or type a limit by value in the Value box. For example, you might limit the search by a specific owning branch.
  2. Type a search string in the For box.
  3. Click Search.

Tip:
Press CTRL+A to load all the records in the Find Tool results list.

A list of serial records matching your search criteria appears in the Find Tool results list.

  1. Double-click an item in the results list to open the record, or right-click and select Open from the context menu.

The record appears in the corresponding workform.