Hi Katherine-

You do have no recourse when they skip an issue.

We have a carousel in our reading room filled with such publications- we
just stamp them.  When they don't arrive, they don't arrive!

Best wishes,
Matt

Hill, Katherine wrote:

>    I'm wondering how you handle periodicals that are available through
>a free subscription.  We are a community college library and have a few
>such titles that relate to our curriculum.  Our experience is that they
>arrive sporadically and we never know if we really have a subscription
>or not.  Normally we won't subscribe to a title that is not indexed, but
>for some of our curricula, we like to have everything we can get.  But
>if they aren't indexed and don't show up in databases, they won't be
>used.  Trying to get the faculty to encourage their use is an uphill
>battle.
>    The latest example we've received is Hygienetown.  The cover says
>"Welcome to the Premier Issue!"  It is apparently a spinoff from Perio
>Reports, which we get through our vendor.  Another example is Dimensions
>of Dental Hygiene, free with web registration, but costing $40 from our
>vendor.
>    So my question is, do you catalog these and/or make room for them on
>your shelves?    Or just pretend they don't exist and wash your hands of
>the whole thing?
>
>Katherine H. Hill
>
>Department Chair
>
>Serials/Circulation Librarian
>
>North Campus Library
>
>Erie Community College
>
>6205 Main St., Williamsville, NY 14221
>
>716-851-1278
>
>
>
>

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