A check-in record for serial issues (or in some cases, CD-ROMs). Information collected on the Kardex pertains to the individual issues and should contain information such as volume, issue/s, expected date of arrival and actual dates of arrival in the collection and date of publication. Other notes will be maintained about each problem which comes up.

Manual card file of serial receipts located in Serials Records. Online conversion of manual records to INNOVACQ began in 1989 and, with a few exceptions, was completed in 1995. Named for Kardex Systems, Inc., which created and marketed the file design; was also formerly the name of the unit responsible for maintaining serials records at UCD. See: Kardex Systems, Inc. home page.