We stopped using sticks several years ago.  We now use a newspaper rack that "houses" the current daily/s. The only problem we encountered were papers (or sections missing) when switching out the dailies.  And with most of them available online or on microfiche, the missing paper or section hasn't presented any major discomfort to our readers.

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Siegert
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Subject: [SERIALST] Newspapers on sticks

Hello!

Has anyone stopped using newspaper sticks?  If so, has it been a problem?  We currently keep the following on sticks -- most recent daily edition of the NYT, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer and our local paper; most recent Sunday edition of the NYT, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and our local paper.

Thanks,

Ken

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Ken Siegert
Acquisitions Assistant
Electronic Resources & Periodicals / U.S. Documents
Shadek-Fackenthal Library
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA  17604-3003

Phone -     (717) 291-4219
Fax -     (717) 291-4160