Since you are a publisher and not working in a library with this
question, I find your answer sarcastic and uninformative.

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On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Albert Henderson wrote:

> Rose Welton rosew@muskox.alaska.edu asked
>
> [snip]
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> >  What about old, long-running serials--do
> > you double-check the shelf to make sure of holdings before pitching
> > cards?
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> What's the hurry? Are the cards toxic? What will you do when the computer
> scrambles your data and you find the backup tapes have oxidized?
>
> Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
> 70244.1532@compuserve.com
>