I'm impressed that you have enough patrons reading print newspapers to
worry about theft!  Here the NYT is our only problem.

You could put the current days on reserve or something like that.
Patrons would have to 'check out' the recent issue.

Our periodicals don't circulate to students, but we have some theft
problems with high-graphics magazines such as National Geographic or
architectural titles.  Those we just tattle strip, though that is no
guarantee either.  Consumer Reports we tattle strip and keep behind the
reference desk, and it never circulates to anyone.

--Jennifer

Jennifer van Sickle
Serials Librarian & Sciences Coordinator
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT USA 06106

jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu

phone: 860-297-2250
fax: 860-297-2251

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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Dieden, Cynthia
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:18 AM
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Hello- I am looking for ideas on how to cut down on theft of newspapers.
We do allow patrons to peruse the current and 3 months backfiles of
newspapers without staff intervention, although current newspapers are
in sight of several desk staff.  Any thoughts on how we could secure the
newspapers without cutting down on the availability?  I'm more concerned
about the current issues than the backfiles.

Cynthia Dieden
Collection Specialist Librarian/Periodicals Supervisor
Mount Prospect Public Library
847-253-5675 ext. 3647
cdieden@mppl.org

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