Thanks for all of the emails about newspaper sticking. The good news is that I've been given the OK to begin a trial period after our Spring Semester ends that will carry into the Fall Semester. We'll observe what happens.
--Ken
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Ken Siegert
Acquisitions Assistant
Electronic Resources & Periodicals / U.S. Documents
Shadek-Fackenthal Library
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Phone - (717) 291-4219
Fax - (717) 291-4160
On Apr 13, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Charles L. King wrote:
> We are still using the sticks for our dailies. But we also staple the paper
> sections. Apparently we have more of a dishonest population then others.
> Despite our efforts we still have sections/pages removed from the papers.
> Whenever there is a contest entry form in the paper, we have to X the form
> with markers, or they get ripped out.
>
> And I'm fighting a rear-guard action against those who don't understand why
> they can't fill in the crosswords in the papers.
>
> Charles L. King
> Serials Librarian
> Hawaii State Library
> 478 South King Street
> Honolulu, HI 96813-2994
> http://www.hspls.org/serials/serials.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Siegert
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:40 AM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Newspapers on sticks
>
>
> Hello!
>
> Has anyone stopped using newspaper sticks? If so, has it been a problem?
> We currently keep the following on sticks -- most recent daily edition of
> the NYT, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer and our
> local paper; most recent Sunday edition of the NYT, Washington Post,
> Philadelphia Inquirer and our local paper.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
>
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>
> Ken Siegert
> Acquisitions Assistant
> Electronic Resources & Periodicals / U.S. Documents Shadek-Fackenthal
> Library Franklin & Marshall College P.O. Box 3003 Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
>
> Phone - (717) 291-4219
> Fax - (717) 291-4160
