At our institution, periodicals are routed to those salarymen who are
interested.  Some of our clerks and technicians have a title of interest
routed to them, but on average are on far fewer routes.    There are
anywhere from one to thirteen people on any given route.  It is my
experience that most of the trouble of the sort which you describe is
caused by one person, and nearly all of it by one of three people.  As
you are the head of serial acquisitions, you need to have a word with
the perps, and take them off routing lists if they persist (unless the
perps have made a tribune of your boss).  IW

I.  Woodward
Serials Office
Colgate University Libraries
201L McGregory Hall
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, N.Y. 13346
Ph.:   315-228-7306
Fax:   315-228-7029

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[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Owens, Pamela R
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 4:43 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