Open AccessDestruction of Knowledge: A Study of Journal Mutilation at a Large University Library
Author(s) -
Constantia Constantinou
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
college and research libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2150-6701
pISSN - 0010-0870
DOI - 10.5860/crl_56_06_497
Subject(s) - academic library , library science , world wide web , computer science , information retrieval , sociology
Book and journal mutilation is a problem for libraries. The rising cost of replacing mutilated books and journals and the availability of out-of-print materials concerns many librarians. This paper examines one type of mutilation-the removal of pages from journal titles at the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library of New York University. The study reviews the related literature; it discusses the methodology of the descriptive study on journal mutilation at Bobst Library ; it analyzes and interprets the results of the study, makes suggestions that could help reduce the problem, and proposes other topics for additional research.
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