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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:27:28 -0500
From: Wendy Isom <wisom@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us>
Subject: RE: Routing and purchasing of professional journals (Lia Hemphill)

Lia,

Because routed periodicals frequently fall into an immense blackhole (or a
series of smaller blackholes) only to resurface at least a year after their
publication date, we do purchase two or three copies of in demand titles.
(Unabashed Librarian, Publishers Weekly, American Libraries, etc.) Also, our
director receives her own copy of titles in which she is particularly
interested.

Recently, I sent memos to every staff member letting them know which lists
they were on. I asked them to let me know if they wanted to be added/removed
from any lists. I had great response from the staff, and was able to pare
down many of the routes. I also send the list to new staff members and ask
them to circle the titles in which they are interested. I plan to "weed" the
route lists annually.

Hope this helps!

Wendy Isom
Senior Reference Assistant - Periodicals
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, Texas