Re: ? Names for Periodicals/Journals Area (Gerre Wescott) Ann Ercelawn 28 Nov 1995 21:46 UTC

Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:55:26 -0500
From: "Geraldine H. Wescott" <wescott@LYCO.LYCOMING.EDU>
Subject: Re: ? Names for Periodicals/Journals Area (Cindy Cline)

On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Cindy Cline wrote:

> Current Unbound Issues area will include:
> 1. No serials published annually or less frequent.
> 2. No newspapers, but will include periodicals in newpaper format.
> 3. Current titles.
> 4. Current subscriptions.
> 5. No government agency reports published more often than annually.
>       (we are a depository library)
> 6. Selected high use government serials.
> 7. No prebound serials.

no.5 is the reverse of no.1 - any particular reason???  I think I would
be confused if I were a patron.

no.7 - why???? - they're current issues, aren't they? :)

I think the simpler the designation, the easier it'll be on your students.
They're still going to get mixed up adn you'll have to keep explaining.

"Current issues" - first floor
"Back issues stacks" - second floor

Gerre

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