Ed. note:  There's several discussions of this topic logged in
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More discussion welcome.   --Birdie

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Until now, our periodical collection has been uncatalogued and shelved
alphabetically. We are now about to catalog the collection and are
seriously considering classifying them. The plan is to then arrange them
in call number order in two separate sequences, one for back issues and
the other for current issues, both seuqences being on the same floor.
They will not circulate.

What do other libraries do?  If you have classified periodicals, how are
they shelved?  Integrated with the book collection? Separately? Are
current issues shelved alphabetically or in call number order? Are they
separated from back issues? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
your organization?

We hope to sell our faculty on the idea of classified periodicals in two
separate sequences.

Eva Friesen
Head, Technical Services
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Toronto, Ontario