Re: Arrangement of current periodicals -- Diane M. Lewis Stephen Clark 11 Sep 2002 12:34 UTC

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Subject: Re: Arrangement of current periodicals -- Barbara Blummer
From: "Diane M Lewis" <dilewis@usgs.gov>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 07:13:01 -0400

We use our own classification scheme (LC was not adequate for our purposes
in the 19th century).  Serials are shelved  with the rest of the
collection.  Current issues of the most frequently used journals stay in a
reading room for 6 months, shelved alphabetically by title.

Diane M. Lewis, Serial Records Librarian
U.S. Geological Survey Library--MS950
Reston, Virginia  20192  USA
Tel. 703-648-4399
Fax 703-648-6376