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Subject: Bindery & Electronic Journals
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:08:12 -0600
From: Terry Schiissler <Terry.Schiissler@uregina.ca>

Hello fellow SERIALSTers,

Many libraries are able to access journals electronically, or  have
journals within their collections included in many of the electronic
databases,  now available (either through a consortial arrangement or
through outright purchase).

My question is - how has this affected your bindery or pre-bindery
operations?

Have you maintained your bindery budget at the same levels or at
reduced levels?

Do you still bind materials that are now being received in an
electronic format?

Are you giving any thought to stop binding altogether?

Are you using the bindery operation for monographic rebinds only now
that many journals are available electronically?

Have you had time and the labour/staff to be able to verify what should
or should not be bound because of journals being available
electronically?

Are there any other bindery questions I should be thinking of because
of journals now being received in electronic form?

I do not know if I can summarize for the list and am hoping the replies
can be posted to the list.

Many thanks in advance for all your thoughts

Terry Schiissler
Subscription Supervisor
Dr. John Archer Library
Library Serials Department
University of Regina
Regina, SK
Canada    S4S 0A2
Telephone - (306) 585-4409
FAX - (306) 585-4868
mailto:Terry.Schiissler@URegina.ca