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Subject: Title Changes and shelving
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 10:17:03 -0500
From: Christina Liggins <cliggins@CHC.EDU>

We are a medium-sized academic library and we shleve our journals in
alphabetical order.  I have a very basic question that has probably been
discussed on this list before, so forgive me for this, but:

When a journal undergoes a title change, do patrons seem to find it
easier
to retrieve a title when the title is shelved WITH the current title, or
shelved in its own alphabetically-correct spot?  For example, does
shelving
"Books Abroad" with its more current title "World Literature Today" make
retrieval more difficult for the patron?  Does it make life more
difficult
for shelvers?  Have there been any studies in this area?

Shelving old and new titles together, with directional (cross-reference)
signage might be the way to go, however, that is alot of signage!  The
journals holdings list would, of course, map out the title-change
history
of each journal.

Thanks in advance to everyone for any input on this matter.

Christina Liggins,
Serials Librarian
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA