Serials Department Van Pelt-Dietrich Library 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6278 Dept. phones: 215/898-7551, 215/898-1541 Fax number: 215/573-9610

Bob Persing, Department Head

Phone: 215/898-2815
Email: persing@pobox.upenn.edu




Departmental e-mail account: serials@pobox.upenn.edu


Serials processing manual: http://staffweb.library.upenn.edu/ipc/policies/serials/

Functions:

The Serials Department is responsible for searching, acquiring, receiving, binding, and processing payment for all serials and periodicals. Serials in all formats are ordered and received for all Penn libraries (except Biddle). The department also handles the receipt and distribution of material received through the depository programs (United States, United Nations, European Union, states of PA and NY).

Staff:

Ordering:
Bob Persing	Dept. Head	Orders (all types)	215/898-2815	persing@pobox.upenn.edu
Pamela Leska	Bibliographic Assistant	backfiles and replacement orders	215/898-7551	pamelal@pobox.upenn.edu
Seito Keenya	Bibliographic Assistant	Subscription and standing orders	215/898-7551	keenyas@pobox.upenn.edu
Receiving and holdings maintenance:
Warren Brown	Bibliographic Assistant	periodicals checkin (A-H), claiming and holdings maintenance	215/898-1541	warrenbr@pobox.upenn.edu
Evalyn Gelhaus	Bibliographic Assistant	periodicals checkin (P-Z), claiming and holdings maintenance	215/898-1541	gelhaus@pobox.upenn.edu
Pamela Leska	Bibliographic Assistant	backfiles and replacement orders	215/898-7551	pamelal@pobox.upenn.edu
Nadya Petryk	Bibliographic Assistant	periodicals checkin (I-O), claiming and holdings maintenance	215/898-1541	npetrik@pobox.upenn.edu
Darin Prey-Harbaugh	Bibliographic Assistant	depository material, standing orders, microfilm	215/898-7551	preyhar@pobox.upenn.edu
Robert Silverman	Bibliographic Assistant	standing orders, PL-480 material	215/898-7551	rsilverm@pobox.upenn.edu
Claiming:
Seito Keenya	Bibliographic Assistant	Claiming for periodicals and standing orders	215/898-7551	keenyas@pobox.upenn.edu
Pamela Leska	Bibliographic Assistant	Claiming for backfiles and replacement orders	215/898-7551	pamelal@pobox.upenn.edu
Binding:
Andre Sledge	Bibliographic Assistant	Van Pelt periodical binding	215/898-1541	sledgem@pobox.upenn.edu
Invoice processing:
Terry Kuester	Bibliographic Specialist	subscription and standing order invoices	215/898-7551	kuester@pobox.upenn.edu
Pamela Leska	Bibliographic Assistant	departmental & backfile/repl. invoices	215/898-7551	pamelal@pobox.upenn.edu

• Serials Dept. policies or procedures, contact Bob
• Periodical issues, contact Warren, Evalyn or Nadya
• New orders, contact Bob or Seito
• Standing order questions, contact Bob or Robert
• Claiming, contact Bob, Seito or the checkin staff member for that letter
• Depository programs and procedures, contact Bob
• Van Pelt periodical binding, contact Andre
• Departmental periodical binding, contact Bob or the checkin staff member for that letter

• For serials cataloging questions, please contact Shana McDanold or Felice Gollotti in the Original Cataloging Dept.

• For electronic journal questions, please contact the Electronic Acquisitions Dept.

• For questions about the Current Periodicals/Microtext desk, please contact Andrea Loigman or Rachael Schechter in the Access Services Dept.