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Date:         Wed, 2 Apr 1997 11:26:38 -0600
From:         Vickey Baumli <VBAUMLI@ACAD.NWMISSOURI.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Electronic Serials and Deselection Policies

Would you please share your responses with the list?  This is something
we, too, are struggling with.

Vickey Baumli, Serials Specialist, North-
west Missouri State Univ., Maryville, MO  Vbaumli@acad.nwmissouri.edu

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Date:         Wed, 2 Apr 1997 13:22:00 -0500
From:         Jingping Zhang <zhangj@MARSHALL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Electronic Serials and Deselection Policies

This is a good topic and I believe many people are interested in it.
Please post it to this list.

Thanks!!!

Jingping Zhang
Serials & Automation Librarian
Marshall University

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On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Rosalind Tedford wrote:

> I am in the process of researching the issue of deselecting paper versions
> of serials which a library receives in electronic formats. I would be very
> interested in any thoughts, experiences, ideas you could share with me on
> this topic. I am looking for two things in particular:
>
> 1. What goes into making the decision to deselect - money, space, usage,
> indexing.
>
> 2. Have your written collection development policies been updated to
> reflect this process? (I would be especially grateful for any reference to
> collection development policies up on the WWW or where I could read a copy
> of the deselection policy!)
>
> I am interested in hearing from all types of libraries. Any thoughts on the
> issue would be greatly appreciated. Respond to  me personally and I will
> summarize for the list if there is interest.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Rosalind Tedford
> Wake Forest University Library
> Rosalind_Tedford@mta.wfu.edu