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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- At 05:51 PM 4/16/97 EDT, you wrote: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >s there a "philosophy" for replacing journals in your library? > We have a set budget for journals. Our philosophy is to subscribe to the most general serials, and we can consider subscribing to single-medium serials (i.e. woodworking magazines, jewelry magazines, etc.) if there are at least three full classes being taught in the medium. Recently we have re-evaluated our current subscriptions after polling the faculty for their "wish list"--we decided that we can bring in new subscriptions if we drop some. What to drop? We decided to drop ARTFORUM because the students (mostly adult continuing-ed working in traditional styles) just don't read it. We are also dropping GLASS ON METAL because the enameling students rarely read it. Also, some faculty members have donated the money to the Art Center so that we may subscribe to ORNAMENT and METALSMITH--but unless they can either continue their donation annually or consistently enroll students in the appropriate media, the subscriptions will drop. Julia Moore Indianapolis Art Center