Comments on: Withdrawing Journals: Ithaka Report http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/11/10/withdrawing-journals-ithaka-report or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/11/10/withdrawing-journals-ithaka-report#comment-52872 Brian Herzog Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=811#comment-52872 @Winnie: That brings up the topic I forgot to mention - what do libraries do with magazines they weed? We have a big wire basket we put them in for patrons to go through and take whatever they want (and almost everything gets taken). It's also just big enough for patrons to bring magazines from home and drop them off, for others to take. We don't really publicize that part of it, because I'm sure we'd quickly get overwhelmed, but right now it's more or less self-regulating, and so much better than just throwing them all away. @Winnie: That brings up the topic I forgot to mention - what do libraries do with magazines they weed? We have a big wire basket we put them in for patrons to go through and take whatever they want (and almost everything gets taken).

It’s also just big enough for patrons to bring magazines from home and drop them off, for others to take. We don’t really publicize that part of it, because I’m sure we’d quickly get overwhelmed, but right now it’s more or less self-regulating, and so much better than just throwing them all away.

]]> By: Winnie http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/11/10/withdrawing-journals-ithaka-report#comment-52871 Winnie Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:27:54 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=811#comment-52871 In our tiny library we keep the current year and a the past year only of our magazines. A patron asked why we didn't have older issues of a magazine and my co-worker asked "Where would we keep them?" The patron replied she'd be happy to keep them at her house. In our tiny library we keep the current year and a the past year only of our magazines. A patron asked why we didn’t have older issues of a magazine and my co-worker asked “Where would we keep them?” The patron replied she’d be happy to keep them at her house.

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