Circulation of Periodicals (fwd) SERIALST Moderator 01 Nov 2005 15:16 UTC
----- Forwarded message ----- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:34:18 -0500 From: Ian Woodward <iwoodward@mail.colgate.edu> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: FW: [SERIALST] Circulation of Periodicals (8 messages) At Colgate we are under extenuating circumstances in that we are renovating and adding onto our library. The library has moved out to various buildings on campus and the collection including periodicals is in an automated storage and retrieval system. The building that the circulation department is in no longer has security gates, therefore we had no way to keep the periodicals confined to a research area. Patrons request books on-line and they are delivered to the circulation desk for pick-up. During this phase, any journals that we owned that are not on host databases were placed in the storage system. We allow periodicals to circulate to all students for 24 hours. Fines are steep - $1.00 per hour for overdues. We have encouraged the students to make copies of the articles they need and return the journal promptly. The 24 hours has caused a problem with students as they return items late and have been faced with large fines and we of course deal with the complaints. Faculty get 3 days. When we operated out of our old building, the periodicals did not circulate at all, except faculty can take them out for 2 days only. So far since June we have not had any problem with students not returning the periodicals. Over the years there is a problem with the faculty. They have kept the journals for extended periods of time, or have not returned them at all. It will be 2 years before we return, but because of the expense of replacement I believe we would continue with the non-circulating periodicals. Karen Austin Circulation/ILL Lending Supervisor Colgate University Case Library 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 315 228-7301 kfaustin@mail.colgate.edu -----Original Message----- From: Ian Woodward Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:27 AM To: Karen Forni Austin Subject: FW: [SERIALST] Circulation of Periodicals (8 messages) ditto I. Woodward Serials Office Colgate University Libraries 201L McGregory Hall 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, N.Y. 13346 Ph.: 315-228-7306 Fax: 315-228-7029 -----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:52:41 -0500 Sender: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" From: Sarah Sanford <ssanford@GUSTAVUS.EDU> Subject: Circulation of Periodicals >Hello all! > >I am new to the serial listserv, so please excuse my inquiry if it is >repetitive. I am researching which libraries circulate their >periodicals collection, what the loan period is, etc., in hopes to >reconsider the decision NOT to circulate periodicals. For those >institutions that do not circulate periodicals, please provide a brief >explanation or basis for that decision. > >Thank you! > >Sarah > >-- > >Sarah Sanford >Serials Manager >Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library >Gustavus Adolphus College >St. Peter, MN 56082 >Phone: 507-933-7562 >Fax: 507-933-6292