Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Constantinou, Constantia
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ536278
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • 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)