Serials ------- This documentation is intended for users who will be ordering subscriptions, distributing issues, and receiving issues in Evergreen. Serial Control View vs. Alternate Serial Control View ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serial Control View and Alternate Serial Control View offer you two views of Serials. Both views enable you to create subscriptions, add distributions, define captions, predict future issues, and receive items. Serial Control View was designed for users who work with a smaller number of issues and was designed to accommodate workflows in academic and special libraries. Alternate Serial Control View was designed for users who receive a larger number of issues and was designed for use in public libraries. The views are interoperable, but because the views were designed for different purposes, some differences emerge. For example, Serial Control View enables you to create and edit serials in a single tabbed interface while Alternate Serial Control View leads you through a series of steps on multiple screens. In addition, receiving functions vary between views. Both receiving interfaces enable you to batch receive issues. However, the Serials Batch Receive interface, which is associated with Alternate Serial Control View, allows for more customization of each receiving unit while the Items tab in Serial Control View allows for greater flexibility in creating multi-issue units, such as in binding serials. .Serials Control View and Alternate Serials Control View Comparison [options="header"] ==================================================================================================== |Function |Serials Control View |Alternate Serials Control View |Menu Style |Menu driven |Wizard oriented |Setting Up subscription |No calendar drop downs |Includes calendar drop down |Setting up distributions |No copy template selection|Requires the selection of a copy template |Creating streams |No setup required |Requires streams |Creating captions and patterns|Wizard available |Wizard available |Adding Starting Issue |No holdings code wizard |Includes holdings code wizard |Generate Predictions |Make predictions |Generate predictions |Add items for special issue |No functionality |New items on issuances tab ==================================================================================================== MFHD Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARC Format for Holdings Display (MFHD) display in the PAC in addition to holding statements generated by Evergreen from subscriptions created in the Serials Control View or the Alternate Serials Control View. The MFHDs are editable as MARC but the holdings statements generated from the control view are system generated. Multiple MFHDs can be created and are tied to Organizational Units.