Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:23:43 +0530 From: K Prakash Dear Ms.Smita, I just reproduced the message which was sent by Beck, Sheila to the SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU . Hope it will be helpful to some level. Here is a summary of the criteria suggested for weeding serials collections. The items are in no particular order. 1. usage statistics 2. currency of material 3. physical condition of journals (age/bound/unbound) 4. completeness of holdings- short runs are better candidates for weeding 5. shelf space occupied vs. use of periodicals 6. overlaps with microfilm 7. support of the curriculum -is the subject still taught? 8. availability of full text in databases 9. stability of database (JSTOR & Project Muse vs. EBSCO) 10. availability of title elsewhere 11. whether the journal is indexed 12. ILL requests 13. faculty input 14. best practices from subject specialist 15. recommendations in Magazines for Libraries by Bill Katz for subject coverage 16. items for preservation/storage dated 1900 and previous 17. historical value for research Thanks to all of you who responded. Sheila Beck Serials Librarian Queensborough Community College With best wishes/ regards. Bye. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India