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The
Mission of the Periodicals Department:
To provide facility, services, and access to information in print, microform
and electronic format to our students, faculty and staff of the college.
-The Library Mission, July 1999
Goals:
| 1. |
To
maintain the library's active subscriptions to periodicals in print,
microforms and in e-journals |
| a. |
To
renew or cancel periodical subscriptions by September of each year. |
| b. |
To
monitor payments and credit refunds online on the DRA acquisition
sub-system. |
| c. |
To
activate online access to electronic journals. |
| d. |
To
maintain and keep record on all licensing agreements. |
| e. |
To
create and maintain listings for electronic journals by titles and
by publishers/vendors. |
| f. |
To
create and maintain accurate check-in records for periodicals on
the online DRA serials sub-system. |
| g. |
To
create, update and maintain accurate records on the NJ Union List
of Serials. |
| 2. |
To
preserve all periodicals, both active and inactive, for the periods
determined by the library policy. |
| a. |
To
preserve print subscriptions by preparing issues to be sent for
binding. |
| b. |
To
preserve selected print titles backfiles in microformats. |
| c. |
To
weed and discard periodicals according to the established schedule. |
| 3. |
To
make the library's periodicals available for use by Stockton faculty,
staff and students at all hours when the library is open. |
| a. |
To
receive, process and make available for use all new periodical issues
as quickly as possible. |
| b. |
To
prevent gaps in active periodical subscriptions by claiming missing
issues in a timely manner. |
| c. |
To
service microform readers/printers and other equipment regularly
so they are in good working condition. |
| 4. |
To
facilitate use of the library's periodicals by maintaining good
order and convenient arrangement in the periodicals collections.
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| a. |
To
re-shelve all journals as soon as possible. |
| b.
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To
check periodicals shelves regularly to ensure issues are in proper
places. |
| c. |
To
make clear labels on the shelves to enable easy retrieval of periodicals. |
| d. |
To
make clear signs to direct users to the appropriate location for
periodicals and services. |
| e. |
To
generate an accurate Periodicals Holding List annually to help users
to Identify and locate periodicals titles. |
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