We prefer online access, but bind current print subscriptions. Loose issues are easily damaged and frequently misfiled, which makes the content as inaccessible to students as cancelling the subscription completely. For some library directors, good patron service is a more convincing reason to spend money than preservation, so you might emphasis the difficulty staff have in keeping loose issues organized so students can find them.

 

At a former university, where back volumes were interfiled with monographs, we developed guidelines for subscriptions that would not be bound in order to save money. Our focus was on size of typical issue; thick enough not to be floppy and to have a shelf label on spine so they would stay organized on shelves. I vaguely recall agreeing that issues needed to average 1/2” thick and no more than 10” tall. We also priced pamphlet boxes as an option for keeping floppy journals organized, but decided that wasn’t economically feasible even given the staff time needed to prep items for binding.

 

Ginger

 

Virginia Kay Williams

Head Acquisitions Librarian

Texas State University

(512)245-3009

Vkw11@txstate.edu

 

 

Rick,

We’ve gone online as much as we can or as much as faculty will let us in the last 10 years.  We only have 306 print serial titles left in our current periodicals room.  30-40 of those 306 titles are “keep current x years only” (popular type) titles, of which 20 of those I added this past spring.  We don’t bind JSTOR or Project Muse titles.  Money is tight, so we cannot really replace back volumes with electronic on a wide scale.  We’ve been cut over 150K out of our budget (collections and staff) in the last couple years (and now are on performance funding from the state and could lose more $$); however, we have managed to purchase new JSTOR collections this past FY.  Being a state school, we’re obligated to be responsible with what we’ve spent state money on.  I have overflowing shelves and need to do something with them.  We could put tattle strips in each issue, but I’m sure that would be more than sending them to be bound.

 

Mykie

 

 

Hi,

 

Could you all help me come up with reasons to continue binding periodicals?  I have some (saving money-rather than putting security strips in every issue, security, being fiscally responsible with state money, etc.), but I’m looking for more to make my case.  Last year, I was only able to send out 200 items, and my director didn’t really want me to send that much.  We have overflowing shelves and really need to send more out.

 

Thanks in advance!

Mykie

 

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Mykie Howard

Serials Librarian

Morehead State University

Camden-Carroll Library

150 University Blvd.

Morehead, KY  40351

 

my.howard@moreheadstate.edu

ph:606-783-5116

fax:606-783-5037

 

 

 

 

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