When adding a new subscription for a Magazine, Journal or Newspaper, please include a holdings statement in the “LIB HAS” field that describes the range of issues your library carries.
Most holdings statements are written using relative language, so that they don’t have to be updated, unless you break a run of issues, or change the amount of time you keep your back issues.
Examples:
X Years + Current Year:
Replace “X” with the number of years that you own. Use this if you retain a set number of years of a publication, including the current year.
Current X Months:
Replace “X” with the number of months that you own. Use this if you retain a certain number of months up to the current issue.
Retains X Weeks:
Replace “X” with the number of weeks that you own. Use this if you retain a certain number of weeks up to the current issue.
Current X Quarters:
Replace “X” with the number of quarters that you own. Use this if you retain a certain number of quarters up to the current issue.
Current Issue Only: Use this if you retain only the current issue.
May 1880-June 1920: Use full date format if you retain a range of dates that are specific and an inclusive run.
May 1880-Current Issue: Use this if you retain from a specific date to the current issue.