We route library related titles to the librarians who wish to see them.
We check the issue in and our system then automatically checks it out.
We give 3 days per reader and the last person on the list is the
Periodicals clerk who then checks it back in before shelving it.  I do
periodic checks to see how many issues have not been checked back in and
track down their location.  Usually issues are returned within the month
from a list of 6 people.

Regina McEneaney
Suffolk Co. Comm. College
Library/TSO
533 College Rd.
Selden, NY.  11784
631-451-4178
mcenear@sunysuffolk.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Bennett, Pat
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:00 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Routing Periodicals

We only route titles that are job related.  We do not route the current
issue, leaving it available to patrons (when we receive the Aug issue we
will route July).  We check it out on a department card for one week pre
person, and if its overdue I will come looking for it.

Patricia Bennett
Magazine & Newspaper Desk Supervisor
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton A.H. IL 60004
Phone 847-870-3667
FAX 847-506-2650
email pbennett@ahml.info

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Owens, Pamela R
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:43 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Routing Periodicals

Does anyone have guidelines on routing periodical issues?  Who can, who
can't?  Time frame for reviewing?  I'm finding that at our library
issues don't always find their way to the reading room resulting in
purchasing replacement copies.  Suggestions?

Thanks,
Pam

Pam Owens
Head, Serials Acquisitions Unit
Indiana University
Herman B Wells Library
Technical Services Department
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN  47405
TEL:  (812) 855-5639
FAX:  (812) 855-3072