Selection and Organization of Periodicals in the Junior College Library

WHICH periodicals are best suited to the needs of junior college students? Should these periodicals be bound or retained unbound? H o w extensive a file of back issues should be retained? In an effort to answer these and other related questions, an investigation was recently undertaken in the junior colleges of California in the hope that the results would be worth while and of some practical value to junior college librarians in helping to solve their problems with regard to periodicals. Th i s study, combined with others that have been or may be made throughout the United States, may help in formulating a scale for evaluating periodicals for junior colleges and also help librarians to adopt certain policies, particularly affecting binding and storage of back issues.