FACULTY RECOMMENDATION FOR "NEW" PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTION

FACULTY RECOMMENDATION FOR
"NEW" PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTION

Dean of Library Services: Dr. Jon Sparks Serials/Gov. Docs. Librarian: Ms. Michelle Williams

Faculty Member's Name: Faculty Member's Dept.: Faculty Member's Email:

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Please complete this form for all new periodical or standing order subscriptions. If there are sufficient funds to purchase new subscriptions, your recommendation will be considered for approval through the normal MLC (departmental chair / liaison librarian) acquisitions process. All periodical requests or cancellations must be approved by the Dean of Library Services, who operates as the coordinator of online database titles and print titles.

1 Please enter, in the box below, the title of the periodical or standing order subscription that you are recommending for purchase.

JUSTIFICATION FOR PURCHASE

2 In the box below, please tell how this periodical or standing order subscription would support the University's curriculum. Please list specific course titles and/or specific ways the title will be used in research or the classroom.

3 If an existing periodical or standing order subscription is to be cancelled in order to purchase the new title you are recommending, please indicate, in the box below, what title in your subject area, you would recommend for cancellation?

Please remember to complete the faculty evaluation form for current periodical or standing order subscriptions if you are recommending the new subscription to take the place of an old periodical or standing order subscription.

4 In the box below, please define, where possible, the quality of the recommended periodical or standing order title (e.g. qualifications of editor, name of publishing organization, how peer-reviewed, where and how indexed, etc.)

5 It is more expensive to provide a current paper subscription with associated binding costs than to purchase the title in microform or electronic format. Please indicate, in the box below, any reason for purchasing the current paper subscription as opposed to the microform or electronic version. (Microform subscriptions generally arrive three months after paper subscription late, electronic subscriptions usually appear within two to four weeks.)

6 In the box below, please indicate whether the recommended periodical or standing order title should be an absolutely vital (CORE) or an excellent supporting (PERIPHERAL) title to the University's library collection. Please select one of the above options and provide any needed explanation for your recommendation. Please consider the potential amount of student usage and interlibrary loan availability.

FOR USE BY LIBRARIANS ONLY
Although Periodical And Standing Order Recommendations By Teaching Faculty Are Vital And Extremely Important, Periodical And Standing Order Decisions Are Generally Made By The Faculty Librarians Because They Are A Long-Term, Continuing Decision. Such Decisions Must Be Related To The Primarily Undergraduate Curriculum Program Of The University, Anticipated Future Periodical / Standing Order Budgets, Space In Building For Periodicals, Value To Succeeding Generations Of Faculty And Students, Availability In Local Or Nearby Libraries, InterLibrary Loan Or Courier Considerations, Necessity Of Indexing In Sources Owned Or Leased By The Library, And The Type Of Format Most Needed Or Desired By Students.

1 Periodical indexing is essential to the purchase of any new periodical or standing order title. Please verify, in the box below, where this title is indexed.

2 Please indicate, in the box below, the recommendation of MAGAZINES FOR LIBRARIES concerning this periodical or standing order title.

3 Please indicate, the box below, the cost of the paper subscription through the MLC's periodical agency, Ebsco, Inc.:

4 Please indicate, in the box below, the cost of the periodical or standing order title from University Microfilms:

5 Please indicate, in the box below, the cost of receiving this periodical or standing order title through an electronic service:

6 In the box below, please indicate the availability of the title in other Oklahoma libraries.

7 Please indicate, in the box below, the number of interlibrary loans requested for articles from this title during the previous year.

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Oklahoma Baptist University

1	Please enter, in the box below, the title of the periodical or standing order subscription that you are recommending for purchase.

		JUSTIFICATION FOR PURCHASE

2	In the box below, please tell how this periodical or standing order subscription would support the University's curriculum. Please list specific course titles and/or specific ways the title will be used in research or the classroom.



3	If an existing periodical or standing order subscription is to be cancelled in order to purchase the new title you are recommending, please indicate, in the box below, what title in your subject area, you would recommend for cancellation? Please remember to complete the faculty evaluation form for current periodical or standing order subscriptions if you are recommending the new subscription to take the place of an old periodical or standing order subscription.



4	In the box below, please define, where possible, the quality of the recommended periodical or standing order title (e.g. qualifications of editor, name of publishing organization, how peer-reviewed, where and how indexed, etc.)



5	It is more expensive to provide a current paper subscription with associated binding costs than to purchase the title in microform or electronic format. Please indicate, in the box below, any reason for purchasing the current paper subscription as opposed to the microform or electronic version. (Microform subscriptions generally arrive three months after paper subscription late, electronic subscriptions usually appear within two to four weeks.)



6	In the box below, please indicate whether the recommended periodical or standing order title should be an absolutely vital (CORE) or an excellent supporting (PERIPHERAL) title to the University's library collection. Please select one of the above options and provide any needed explanation for your recommendation. Please consider the potential amount of student usage and interlibrary loan availability.

		FOR USE BY LIBRARIANS ONLY Although Periodical And Standing Order Recommendations By Teaching Faculty Are Vital And Extremely Important, Periodical And Standing Order Decisions Are Generally Made By The Faculty Librarians Because They Are A Long-Term, Continuing Decision. Such Decisions Must Be Related To The Primarily Undergraduate Curriculum Program Of The University, Anticipated Future Periodical / Standing Order Budgets, Space In Building For Periodicals, Value To Succeeding Generations Of Faculty And Students, Availability In Local Or Nearby Libraries, InterLibrary Loan Or Courier Considerations, Necessity Of Indexing In Sources Owned Or Leased By The Library, And The Type Of Format Most Needed Or Desired By Students.

1	Periodical indexing is essential to the purchase of any new periodical or standing order title. Please verify, in the box below, where this title is indexed.



2	Please indicate, in the box below, the recommendation of MAGAZINES FOR LIBRARIES concerning this periodical or standing order title.



3	Please indicate, the box below, the cost of the paper subscription through the MLC's periodical agency, Ebsco, Inc.:



4	Please indicate, in the box below, the cost of the periodical or standing order title from University Microfilms:



5	Please indicate, in the box below, the cost of receiving this periodical or standing order title through an electronic service:



6	In the box below, please indicate the availability of the title in other Oklahoma libraries.



7	Please indicate, in the box below, the number of interlibrary loans requested for articles from this title during the previous year.

FACULTY RECOMMENDATION FOR"NEW" PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTION

FACULTY RECOMMENDATION FOR
"NEW" PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTION