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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1995
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ536278 |
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- Destruction of Knowledge: A Study of Journal Mutilation at a Large University Library. Constantinou, Constantia Abstracts Academic Libraries Databases Guidelines Higher Education Indexing Library Collections Library Research Optical Data Disks Periodicals Relationship Scholarly Journals Vandalism A study of 1264 incidents of journal mutilation at New York University indicates no relationship between the availability of indexing and abstracting services on CD-ROM databases and mutilation. Recommends posting warnings; raising awareness; providing adequate photocopiers, change, and vendor card machines; announcing closing time; encouraging adequate numbers of reserve readings; encouraging damage reporting; and involving librarians in maintenance and review. (PEN)