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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 1992 08:22:13 PST
From: Maggie Freed <mwfreed@PHAD.HSC.USC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ALA Filing Rules for Abbreviations (Lori Robare)

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> Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 1992 12:20:50 -0800
> From: Lori Robare <lrobare@JUPITER.WILLAMETTE.EDU>
> Subject:      ALA fililng rules for abbreviations
>
> Our periodicals collection is arranged by title.  Titles that begin with
> (or consist of) abbreviations are at the beginning of each letter of the
> alphabet.  We're considering switching to a dictionary arrangement, partly
> because of the general confusion the ALA fililng system has always caused
> and partly because it seems to make sense to be consistent with the
> computerized bibliographic sources in our library.
>
> I'd like to hear what others think of this.  Has anyone made such a
> change?
>
> Lori Robare
> Willamette University Library
> lrobare@willamette.edu
>

We made that change about two years ago with no problems.  Now the title
order on the journal shelves matches that in our computer-produced printed
journal list.  We still have to explain it to patrons, but we can show them
the list.

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