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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:12:12 -0500
From: "MD_Buddy (Buddy Pennington)" <MD_Buddy@KCLIBRARY.ORG>
Subject: Re: Arranging academic periodicals (Karen Munro)

I've seen it done both ways.  My preference is to have them in a separate
collection arranged alphabetically by title.  My experience has been that
most users have the journal name from a citation and it is easier for them
if the journals are alphabetical by title.  Call number order requires them
to search the catalog to get the call number for each journal on their
citation list.

Buddy Pennington
Document Delivery Librarian
Kansas City Public Library
md_buddy@kclibrary.org
816-701-3552

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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:47:45 -0700
From: Karen Munro <karenprairiedog@hotmail.com>
Subject: Arranging academic periodicals

Hello,

I'm seeking wisdom from anyone with experience in arranging serials in an
academic library.  My library is small-to-medium (approx. 17,000 students)
and we're renovating and re-arranging right now.  The issue of a
"periodicals floor" has been raised--i.e., grouping all periodicals on a
single floor of the library.  Some of us favour this arrangement, while
others feel that it's best to keep serials together with their LC subjects
on separate floors.  I'd welcome any insight into this decision from those
with more experience.

Please feel free to reply to me individually, and if there's interest I'll
post to the list.

Many thanks,
Karen Munro (Portland State University)

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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:20:27 -0700
From: Naomi Lloyd <lloyd@TECHBC.CA>
Subject: Re: Arranging academic periodicals (Karen Munro)

Hi Karen,

I would be interested in the response to this question, as it is one we are
pondering upon too,

Naomi
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