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? Indexing and collection development Steve Black 06 Feb 1997 21:44 UTC

At your library, how important is "where indexed" to your journal
collection development decisions?  If a requested journal is not in at
least one index you own, do you say no to the request?

I'm more interested in examples of actual decisions than I am in formal
policy statements.

Any comments about whether letting indexing be a deciding factor is a case
of the tail wagging the dog would also be welcome.

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Steve Black
Reference, Serials and Instruction Librarian
Neil Hellman Library
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY  12203                                  "Cogito eggo sum"
blacks@rosnet.strose.edu                     (I think, therefore I waffle)