Periodical Purchases

The purchase of new periodical titles -- unlike monographs -- engenders long-term funding commitments. Our buying decision is further complicated by the possible availability of electronic formats, some of which perfectly mimic the hard copy version of the publication, others which provide a text-only duplication of the material in that journal.

In some cases, we may already have paid for a multi-journal subscription service that provides an adequate level of access to the periodical that you think we lack. To check the library's subscriptions in both print and electronic formats, please check this list. The staff member to consult regarding possible periodical purchases is our Collection Management Librarian, Barbara Snead (X6366).

Once the decision has been made to go ahead with a periodical order, your first contact person should be Thomasin LaMay, our Periodicals Coordinator (X6031). She can assist by checking on the status of an order; or in the future, provide a response regarding missing issues or volume-binding matters.