Classification of Journals -- Makeswary Periasamy Stephen Clark 25 Apr 2002 13:26 UTC

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Subject: Classification of Journals
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:00:29 +0800
From: Makeswary Periasamy <makeswary@NLB.GOV.SG>

Do libraries ever classify journals into "tier-one", "tier-two" &
"tier-three"?
How did this classification came about? Or are such classifications done
by the
publishing industry for journals?
Does anyone know the answer?

Thank you.

Ms Mages Periasamy
Librarian
National Library Board, Singapore
email: makeswary_periasamy@nlb.gov.sg
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