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Subject: Re: Bindery & Electronic Journals -- Terry Schiissler
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:56:58 -0400
From: "Leathem, Cecilia Anne" <cleathem@MIAMI.EDU>

We still continue to bind journals, even those with electronic versions;
as
a result, our binding budget remains the same.  Many in our library
believe
it is too soon to stop binding and retaining the print version.  In the
future, we may consider not binding some titles, but they would only be
titles where we could verify the producer's intent to archive the
material-collections such as JSTOR and Project Muse.  I doubt we would
cease
binding journal titles that only are available online via aggregator
databases, since the holdings in the aggregation can change and some
titles
could be dropped from the database.

Cecilia Leathem
Head, Knowledge Access Management
Otto G. Richter Library
University of Miami

                -------- Original Message --------
                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