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>>From libcgr@EMORY.EDU Tue Aug 13 13:35:27 1996
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:56:21 -0400
From: cynthia runyon <libcgr@EMORY.EDU>
Subject: Re: On shelf generalities (Jeanette Skwor)

This library moved all periodicals from the earliest through 1939 to
offsite storage.  They are retrievable by courier who picks up the written
request forms once a day.  This should give us 5 years' space in the
periodicals room of the library.  We receive ca. 1800 titles.

Cynthia Runyon
Pitts Theology Library
libcgr@emory.edu

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:38:13 -0500
> From: Jeanette Skwor <SKWORJ@GBMS01.UWGB.EDU>
> Subject: On shelf generalities
>
> We need to make room on our shelves; to do so we plan to move some things
> to remote storage.  Do most of you have cutoff dates (eg 20 years on the
> floor, older issues to remote) or what criteria do you use?
>
> TIA for any help you can offer--
>
> Jeanette Skwor
> Cofrin Library, UWGB
> skworj@uwgb.edu
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>>From rosenstl@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU Tue Aug 13 13:35:30 1996
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:49:36 -0400
From: Linda Rosenstein <rosenstl@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU>
Subject: shelving and dummies

We shelve by title.  Some years ago we used dummies for title changes.
There were to help the users who scanned the shelves in addition to
finding specific citations. We also used them when the acronym and fully
worded titles were frequently confused.  The dummies rarely stayed in
place.  Sometimes users would bring the dummy to the Ref Desk: "How do I
find this?"  We gave up and removed all the dummies.

Linda L. Rosenstein, Associate Director for Information Resources
Biomedical Library - University of Pennsylvania
rosenstl@mail.med.upenn.edu    ph:(215)898-4445  fax:(215)573-2075