On Thu, 3 Feb 1994, Jack Montgomery wrote:
> Greetings,
> We are in the process of a collection review here at
> Missouri-Columbia. As part of that review, we have and will be
> cancelling some looseleaf titles from various publishers.
> My question concerns the retention of these materials. I
> have always labored under the belief that a supplemented treatise
> can, in effect, become a monograph if the supplementation is
> stopped. On the other hand, a cancelled looseleaf service has
> little or no research value and should be withdrawn.
> I would sincerely appreciate any thoughts my collegues
> may have on the subject.
> Jack G. Montgomery
> Technical Services Librarian
> Univ.of Missouri-Columbia
I am also interested in this question as we have been considering some
cancellations also. If retained as a monograph the volume must be clearly
marked to indicate that updating ceased on a particular date.
Helen Wallace
Law Librarian
University of Western Australia>
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