Hi Jason,
In my library, nobody browses periodicals unless (1) they are latest issues of magazines on our display rack or (2) their prof said, “go to the library and look at issues of “[title].”
They do browse in the book stacks, so that’s where I would put it. Your catalog record will send them to the right place either way, but when it comes to literature, serendipity in the stacks is such a delight!
Cheers,
Judith
Judith E. Stokes, Associate Professor
Electronic Resources Librarian
Rhode Island College, AL203
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
401.456.8165
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Dear Jason,
I would catalog and shelve this item in the way that would maximize usage, which in our library would be as a monographic series. Otherwise, why go through the effort of cataloging it?
Regards,
Ellen Rothbaum, MS, AHIP
Assistant Director
Daniel Carroll Payson Medical Library
Voice: 516 562 4324
From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Jason Skoog
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Subject: [SERIALST] Cataloging and shelving single journal issues
Hello,
A staff member recently posed an interesting question. We were donated a copy of a journal composed or stories and poems. It's just one issue, and we have no others. She would like this individual copy added to our collection, and asked if it should be cataloged and shelved with the periodicals or books.
My first inclination would be since it's a periodical, it should be cataloged and shelved with the periodicals. Are there any good arguments for shelving a single journal issue with a general collection of books?
Thank you for your insights.
Jason Skoog
Archivist and Systems Librarian
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI
608-796-3262
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