A colleague has passed on to me the query from Crystal Graham:
The direct address has not worked so I am posting the reply to the
list.

> Has anyone come up with a ballpark figure for how much shelf space the
> "average" serial takes up?  ...

The figure I use for my serial shelf space planning is 27
bound volumes per linear metre of shelving at 100% occupancy. This
figure was derived from a very rough sampling of the shelves at two
of our libraries, one science and tech, the other social sciences.
For the Law Library I have used 22.5 volumes.

  Have you consulted Metcalfe's tome on space planning?  I vaguely
remember that he has some figures to offer.

Regards,
Margaret Robertson
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Margaret Robertson
Research and Development Officer,
Library,
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

e-mail:m.robertson@qut.ed.au
fax:  07-864 1823
tel:  07-864 1613
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