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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Printed Periodical Indexes -- Liu Liu -Reply
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 08:12:46 -0600
From: Dana Belcher <dbelcher@mailclerk.ecok.edu>

We cancel our paper subscriptions once we get the comparable online
version.
Also, index use is not counted as part of the periodicals collection but
rather
the reference collection.

Dana Belcher, Periodicals/Acquisitions Librarian
East Central University
Linscheid Library
1100 E. 14th
Ada, OK 74820
580-310-5564

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Printed Periodical Indexes -- Liu Liu
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 08:30:30 -0600
From: Tom Eertmoed <Teertmoed@ICC.CC.IL.US>

Our library is being cautious by not eliminating all paper index
subscriptions, although I can see the day when it would not make sense
to
have both online and paper indexes.  We include indexes as part of our
reference collection.

Tom Eertmoed, Librarian
Learning Resource Center
One College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635
teertmoed@icc.cc.il.us
(309) 694-8295
FAX (309) 694-5473

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Printed Periodical Indexes
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:42:13 -0500
From: Liu Liu <liuliu@usa.com>

Hi,

Our College is a two-year community college with a
small library budget.  Currently we subscribe to the online
periodical databases EBSCOHost (indexes and some full text).
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?  Has your
library already taken the printed periodical indexes out
of the collection?  Do you have any opinions or thoughts
regarding this matter?

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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