We used to keep them in a “samples” file here at UMKC, but I quickly got rid of that after I started. We toss them after we have confirmed it is not something that now comes with something else that we do subscribe to or a title change.

Buddy Pennington

Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

University of Missouri - Kansas City

800 East 51st Street

Kansas City, MO  64110

Phone: 816-235-1548

Fax: 816-333-5584

Email: penningtonb@umkc.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Hammond, Jaime
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:10 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Random Arrivals

Hi everyone,

I was wondering what you do when you receive a random magazine in the mail. We recently received a copy of Print magazine, a graphic design publication, that we don’t subscribe to. I have no clue where it came from.

Do you typically hold on to these types of things, pass them on to interested parties, or toss them?

Thanks so much!

Jaime Hammond

Jaime Hammond, MLS
Reference/Serials Librarian
Max R. Traurig LRC Library
Naugatuck Valley Community College
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708-3089
Phone: (203) 575-8199
E-mail: jhammond@nvcc.commnet.edu

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