Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty (4 messages) Birdie MacLennan 25 Apr 1997 19:35 UTC
4 messages, 94 lines: (1)------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 11:53:17 -0400 From: Dave Murphy <MURPHY@SMTP.MUNET.EDU> Subject: Circulating periodical issues to faculty -Reply Our library simply doesn't do it. Our main concern would the state of these periodicals when they'd eventually be returned. If we decided to have a second subscription to more "popular" titles, for binding purposes, I'd personally be less worried, but that's something we simply can't afford to do with our budget. We have, in the past, considered allowing bound journal titles to circulate to faculty and that again, I'm less worried about. We still have a certain risk factor, but at least our current issues would not be put in the same jeopardy. Dave Murphy Co-Director, Madonna University Livonia, MI <MURPHY@SMTP.MUNET.EDU> (2)-------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 08:44:10 -0800 From: Freya Anderson <anfna@UAA.ALASKA.EDU> Subject: Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty Hi- We circulate periodicals to faculty. They have to fill out a short form for every item, but it doesn't go into the computerized system as our periodicals aren't barcoded. We do this at the insistence of faculty and our reference staff, but the rest of us are not thrilled. We get back most of the items, but the ones we don't get back are a big hassle and not an insignificant expense. Freya Anderson anfna@uaa.alaska.edu Serials Clerk phone:(907)786-4627 University of Alaska Anchorage fax: (907)786-6050 Consortium Library ******Life's uncertain...eat dessert first!!***** (3)-------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:51:37 -0700 From: Kathleen Thorne <kathleen@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU> Organization: San Jose State University Subject: Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty Kathi, circulating periodical issues to faculty before sending them to current periodicals is a noble thought and gesture.... we love our faculty here, BUT: That's like setting a fox to watch the henhouse! Do you really have faculty who would <return> them, promptly, so that the students would have timely access to them??? I'm afraid that at least here we would get a high percentage of "We never got that issue" "Gee, I read it and passed it on to another faculty member in a different department because (s)he was interested" "Well, yes, but it's lost on someone's desk" and (worst of all) "Dr. Whoozit took it with him to read on the plane to Timbuktu where he's doing research this semester". On the other hand, it could work. The greatest advantage might be a radically increased interest in the library and greater support for better budgets, as well as better informed faculty and the trickle-down effect of more faculty actually sending students to use current periodicals. But unless there were fines for late return or a contract signed in the blood of the most recalcitrant faculty hoarder (or a promise of budget increase to cover lost issues), I'd be tempted to reply to their request with "In your dreams". Skeptically yours, Kathleen Thorne Serials Cataloger San Jose State University kathleen@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu (4)------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 11:55:31 EST From: Brad Coon <coon@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU> Subject: Re: Circulating periodical issues to faculty We formerly did so but have recently ended the practice. The few departments we had sent them to were very bad about getting them back in a timely matter and in some cases not at all. ********************************************************************** Brad Coon If you are not living on COON@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU the edge, you are taking http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/ up too much space. "Civilize the mind and make savage the body." Chinese proverb **********************************************************************