Automatizirana kontrola serijskih publikacija u Knjižnici Sveučilišta u Zadru

The Library of the Zadar University hosts a rich collection of serials, the most representative of which are the journals from the fields of the social sciences and humanities. The article deals with the traditional acquisition methods for serials used in the Zadar University Library, i.e.: purchase, exchange and donation. Special attention is given to the traditional way of serials' control – namely kardex, which turned out to be very complicated with regard to an extensive number of titles and three methods of acquisition. There existed different forms for exchange, purchase and donation. The article presents the experience of automatisation in the Library following the introduction of the integrated library system CROLIST, and describes the resulting changes in processing serials, that is in the serials' control. The advantages of the automatised control of serials for both librarians and catalogue users are pointed out in relation to the traditional use of kardex.