We are also a small academic library, and have never used covers.  We have had no significant problems with not using them, and I agree that more damage comes from postal handling and our leaky roof than from our students!

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Trisha Cantwell Keene <tcantwell@coa.edu> wrote:
We are interested in hearing the pros and cons of utilizing periodical covers for our academic library journals on display.

We have the 'locking' clear cover, red back version and are considering discontinuing their use.

We are a small academic library with an aging collection of covers. The monies certainly could be utilized in other places.

Thank you for any and all responses.

Trisha

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