We also classify our e-journals and e-books, so the virtual shelf browse works for e-content as well. This is, I think, mandatory given the amount we are spending on e-content and the fact that e is replacing print subscriptions for an increasingly large percentage of our collection. Unfortunately, Syndetics dust jacket coverage of e-content is spotty at best, and for print journals non-existent. It would be nice to see some periodical covers mixed in with the rest instead of the dummy covers in our virtual browse.
That being said, we do actually classify and label our print serials using LCC, and at least in our main collections (DH Hill and Satellite storage), we use this to shelve (our branch libraries still shelve by title, ignoring the spine labels). Having worked in both alphabetic and classed periodical collections, I can see advantages and disadvantages to both, having to do with things like visibility, browsability, expansion planning, shelf height, binding, and handling of unbound materials. In our own case, the availability of electronic backfiles plays a big part in our shelf planning, since bound back issues with electronic access are prime candidates for storage. In storage, most of the shelving issues outlined above are moot.
Charley Pennell
Principal Cataloger for Continuing Resources
North Carolina State University Libraries
>>> Rebecca Martinez <rannmart@RULMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU> 2/9/2011 8:58 AM >>>
Hi Nancy,
We also keep our periodicals separate from the rest of the collection, however, in case you want to take a look (and you haven't been contacted by them already), NCState does a really nice job of this. Their serials are all classed, and you can browse their online catalog and see both monographs and serials.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/
It's pretty neat!
Take care,
Rebecca Martinez
Distributed Technical Services Coordinator/Serials Team Leader
Email: rannmart@rulmail.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University Libraries
Alexander Library
Distributed Technical Services
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel: (732) 932-7388 ext. 119
Fax: (732) 932-8141
From: "Nancy Bennett" <nbennett@CARROLLU.EDU>
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 4:09:47 PM
Subject: [SERIALST] Periodicals inter-filed with Main Collection
Hello all.
I am still fairly new to Serials (6 months) and my director has come up with an idea of inter-filing the print periodicals with our main collection. They would still be non-circulating, but he feels that inter-filing them will increase usage because they will be more browseable.
What are the philosophical thoughts on having this set-up? Pros and Cons? Has anyone made this change and what did you learn? Did it increase usage of the periodicals? What would you have done differently? What timeline did you have? (He wants this done this summer, which seems unrealistic at best).
Any insights would be greatly appreciated. You can contact me off-list if you wish and I can compile a summary for the list.
Thanks so much!
Nancy
Nancy A. Bennett
Electronic Resources & Systems Librarian
Carroll University Library
100 N. East Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53186
262-650-4886
nbennett@carrollu.edu