Hi Lois,

I've always used Katz's Magazines for Libraries  as a benchmark.
 Obviously, Katz includes all libraries but academic libraries whose
institutions offer an udergraduate degree in let's say Philosophy need
to maintain a cire collection and Katz is the best tool around.  Also,
look at academic libraries that you identify with (based on population,
degree offers, etc.) and see what they have.

Ed Gil
Periodicals Librarian
Harry A Sprague Library
Montclair State University

Lois Schultz wrote:

>Hi,
>
>We are trying to determine a core list of journals for our collection.
>These would be journals that we would not cut in times of budget cuts.
>Has anyone developed a core list?  If so, I am interested in what
>criteria was used in selecting the titles, how it was accepted by the
>teaching faculty, and how well  it is working?  Thanks for any insights
>provided.
>
>Lois Schultz
>Professor and Head of Technical Services
>263 Steely Library
>Northern Kentucky University
>Highland Heights, KY 41099
>mail toschultz@nku.edu
>(859)572-5275