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Are there periodical series, such as National Geographic, that it makes sense for libraries to keep longterm? [closed]
I understand that each library collection is different and serves its own audience and clientele, but are there some periodicals that multiple libraries might want to acquire the full series? I have a ...
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The old Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
I know that today's equivalent is Google, but I feel like it's missing something. Back in the 80's, when I was in 6th grade, we learned how to use the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. After ...
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Bridging paper and digital periodicals
As more periodicals & resources move to a digital only format (e.g. Newsweek, Morningstar), how are libraries bridging the paper-digital transition especially with in library use?
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What are the main difficulties of handling ejournals and ebooks compared to print journals?
Besides the difficulty of managing ejournals and ebooks compared to print versions. Why is eresource management, keeping a accurate knowledge base etc is so hard?
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Ways to assess use of periodicals in library?
How does one evaluate the use of periodicals in the library? Because of the lack of circulation data, it's difficult to determine which ones of our periodicals get read often and which ones don't. Is ...
