-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Printed Periodical Indexes -- Liu Liu
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 08:10:29 -0600
From: Anne Frohlich <frohlich@mail.mcneese.edu>

When we started getting online indexes several years ago, we cancelled
the
print indexes  for all but Readers Guide and saved about $9,000.  Two
years
later we agreed that students wanted to use only online indexes, so we
also
cancelled Readers Guide.  At our university we believe we can afford
only
one format for most indexes or serials.

>We are considering to cancel subscriptions to the
>printed periodical indexes to save about $2000.00 since
>they are used infrequently.  Is it too drastic?

>By the way, do you consider printed periodical indexes as
>part of the periodical collection, or part of the reference
>collection when you do the collection statistics?
>
>Thanks
>
>Pauline Smith
>
>
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Anne Frohlich, Serials Librarian
McNeese State University Library
Box 91445
Lake Charles, LA 70609
Phone: 337-475-5741
1-800-622-3352 x5741
Fax:     337-475-5719
http://www.mcneese.edu/library/