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Date:         Fri, 25 Apr 1997 11:53:17 -0400
From:         Dave Murphy <MURPHY@SMTP.MUNET.EDU>
Subject:      Circulating periodical issues to faculty -Reply

Our library simply doesn't do it.  Our main concern would the state
of these periodicals when they'd eventually be returned.  If we
decided to have a second subscription to more "popular" titles, for
binding purposes, I'd personally be less worried, but that's
something we simply can't afford to do with our budget.  We have, in
the past, considered allowing bound journal titles to circulate to
faculty and that again, I'm less worried about.  We still have a
certain risk factor, but at least our current issues would not be put
in the same jeopardy.

Dave Murphy
Co-Director, Madonna University
Livonia, MI
<MURPHY@SMTP.MUNET.EDU>

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Date:         Fri, 25 Apr 1997 08:44:10 -0800
From:         Freya Anderson <anfna@UAA.ALASKA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty

Hi-
We circulate periodicals to faculty.  They have to fill out a short form
for every item, but it doesn't go into the computerized system as our
periodicals aren't barcoded.  We do this at the insistence of faculty and
our reference staff, but the rest of us are not thrilled.  We get back
most of the items, but the ones we don't get back are a big hassle and
not an insignificant expense.

Freya Anderson                          anfna@uaa.alaska.edu
Serials Clerk                           phone:(907)786-4627
University of Alaska Anchorage          fax:  (907)786-6050
Consortium Library

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Date:         Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:51:37 -0700
From:         Kathleen Thorne <kathleen@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU>
Organization: San Jose State University
Subject:      Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty

Kathi, circulating periodical issues to faculty before sending them to
current periodicals is a noble thought and gesture.... we love our
faculty here, BUT:  That's like setting a fox to watch the henhouse!  Do
you really have faculty who would <return> them, promptly, so that the
students would have timely access to them???  I'm afraid that at least
here we would get a high percentage of "We never got that issue" "Gee, I
read it and passed it on to another faculty member in a different
department because (s)he was interested" "Well, yes, but it's lost on
someone's desk" and (worst of all) "Dr. Whoozit took it with him to read
on the plane to Timbuktu where he's doing research this semester".

On the other hand, it could work. The greatest advantage might be a
radically increased interest in the library and greater support for
better budgets, as well as better informed faculty and the trickle-down
effect of more faculty actually sending students to use current
periodicals.

But unless there were fines for late return or a contract signed in the
blood of the most recalcitrant faculty hoarder (or a promise of budget
increase to cover lost issues), I'd be tempted to reply to their request
with "In your dreams".

Skeptically yours,

Kathleen Thorne
Serials Cataloger
San Jose State University
kathleen@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu

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Date:         Fri, 25 Apr 1997 11:55:31 EST
From:         Brad Coon <coon@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty

We formerly did so but have recently ended the practice.

The few departments we had sent them to were very bad about getting them
back in a timely matter and in some cases not at all.
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