Re: [LM_NET] Do we really need magazines?

[David Lininger <tss003@TNP.MORE.NET>]

Kim Smith wrote:

>Okay, I don't want to start a war, but I would like some input.  With the 
>new age of technology and access to all of the online databases, is 
>there really any need to keep magazines that date back five, ten, or 
>even twenty years?  I am trying to prioritize the needs of the library, 
>especially with one with little space, and I don't really see the need to 
>keep them all.  I would appreciate any input.
>

Good discussion idea. I keep indexed magazines for five years, and then 
pass the old ones on to the art teacher for anyone to cut pictures out. 
I don't have much call for magazines even that far back, so I'm thinking 
that I may keep back issues only three years. Since our state standards 
only address current subscriptions, I suppose I could be legal by 
keeping ONLY the current issue, but I think that may be a bit extreme!

I do not keep back issues of newspapers, other than in the recycling 
bin. When the bin is full it is emptied, so no back issues for a bit.

-- 
David Lininger, kb0zke,
MS/HS librarian
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
417-993-4226
tss003 at tnp dot more dot net

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