Your comments appreciated, or to class or not to class periodical collection (3 messages) SERIALST Moderator 20 Jun 2006 21:38 UTC
3 messages: (1)------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:52:02 -0500 From: "Pennington, Buddy D." <penningtonb@umkc.edu> Subject: RE: [SERIALST] Your comments appreciated Hi Robbin, Either way (classed or not classed) works and you'll see both systems in place. We currently have ours in title order here at UMKC but are debating about classifying them and integrating them into our circulating collection. There are plusses and minuses to each system. For example, classifying them means that all the materials on a subject are together on the shelves but spreading the periodicals amongst the circulating collection means more time spent shelving and pulling stuff to bind. It also means that users have to search the catalog for needed journals to get the call numbers. Title order makes it easier to find a journal from a citation, but if the title changes then your holdings for that journal will be split. I assume that if you do use LC call numbers you will integrate them into your circulating collection? It doesn't make much sense to me to have two separate LC collections (one for periodicals and one for classified materials). That will cause mass confusion. Either you separate the periodicals (which are then generally shelved by title order) or you classify and integrate periodicals and monographs. The only hybrid system you might see is to have the current issues in title order in a separate reading room and then have the bound volumes classified and integrated. It's really a toss up. As I said before, either way works and I've seen it done both ways. It's really a matter of what you are comfortable with and what you think works best for your students. Buddy Pennington Serial Acquisitions Librarian University of Missouri - Kansas City University Libraries www.umkc.edu/lib -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Robbin Glaser Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:20 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Your comments appreciated Hello! I work at a small academic library, and I'm adding periodicals to our library's catalog. Because we have only unbound issues kept in alphabetical order, I assigned the word "PERIODICAL" to the 090 field instead of an LC class number. However, some of the staff question that; they think an LC class number should be used. Our director told us to get documentation on why we should continue to use "Periodical" or use LC class. It would be helpful to know what other libraries do and why. I would greatly appreciate hearing from you! Robbin Glaser Technical Services Librarian Troy University, Dothan rglaser@troy.edu (2)------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:02:26 -0400 From: "Essency, Janet" <JEssency@bridgew.edu> Subject: RE: [SERIALST] Your comments appreciated Robin I assume that if you are putting Periodical in your 090 then your collection shelves by title? The collection that I currently manage also shelves by title and I never bother with the 090. Is it required by your system? If not, don't bother with it and make everyone happy. Janet Essency Head,Technical Services Bridgewater State College Maxwell Library 10 Shaw Rd Bridgewater, MA 02325 (508) 531-6159 - voice (508) 531-1702 - FAX email jessency@bridgew.edu (3)------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:45:26 -0400 From: Angelica Freitas <afreitas@slc.edu> Subject: RE: [SERIALST] Your comments appreciated Hello, I also work at a small academic library and we have bound and unbound periodicals that we classify using the dewey decimal. We are now considering changing it to LC. HOPE IT HELPS Angelica Freitas Sarah Lawrence College Esther Raushenbush Library One Meadway Bronxville, NY 10708