Continuations

Continuations

Continuations -- whether annual or irregular, numbered or unnumbered, monographic or non-monographic books in series-- all require special attention from both libraries and their suppliers. YBP manages over 48,000 active series titles. By transferring continuation orders to YBP, libraries avoid the service charges often imposed by subscription agents, while taking advantage of enhanced services. Continuations in electronic format are available through YBP's eReference Works.

As library budgets are stretched further and further, maximizing purchasing power becomes crucial. YBP helps libraries reduce the cost of continuation orders.

YBP's close ties with publishers, combined with our own highly-developed automated systems, ensure that the special challenges of serial publications are met. And, YBP starts right at the beginning. Through consultation with each customer, we work to develop a customized plan for transferring continuation orders. Libraries begin to benefit immediately from competitive discounts, duplication control, and access to YBP's online series file via GOBI.

Customers also receive YBP's responsive, accurate service. Once orders are transferred, our expert staff work with each customer to identify and fill gaps in coverage, and then provids ongoing status reports and updates on any changes in publication. Click here for more information on our transfer service.

For 11 more reasons why libraries should use YBP as their source for continuations, click here.

YBP employs several methods to prevent the shipment of unwanted duplicates to a library, blocking individual volumes at the ISBN level, blocking series set up as standing orders from also shipping on a library’s approval plan, and actively checking every title in a series before it is shipped as firm order, standing order, or approval book, to confirm it has not previously been shipped. Though we employ sophisticated duplication control, libraries may opt to receive multiple copies of a continuations title or to allow duplication for particular volumes or series.

Increasingly, YBP's customers are opting to receive electronic versions of series, particularly for reference titles, annuals, indexes, and the like. YBP’s electronic services continue to grow daily, and we can typically support electronic series from our standard academic publishers. For more information on YBP’s electronic services, click here.

• Every-other-year: A library may request to receive an annual every other year, every three years, every four years, or even every five years, against a standing order, for the sake of meeting their budgetary needs. YBP's only limitation to this service applies when the library requesting it is the only library on standing order to receive that series.
• Single volumes: For whatever reason, a library may place an order on their continuations account for a single volume only, without also having to place a standing order for future volumes within that series.

The principle guiding YBP's continuations unit is to supply a wide range of books in series that can be purchased, tracked, and shipped efficiently and effectively to our customers. Certain serials do not allow us to maintain this standard of service, and so, there are types of publications that are generally not handled on continuation at YBP. Click for more information.

For further information about how YBP can stretch library budgets while upholding high-quality customer service for managing continuations, please contact your YBP Customer Service Bibliographer or Sales Representative.