Periodicals
Phone: 346-2775 (Desk) 346-4202 (Staff)
Location: Second floor, University Library
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Review
This collection contains over 1,000 print journal titles, and
provides access to over 15,000 electronic journals. The periodical
collection includes scholarly journals, newspapers, and current news
magazines. Periodical titles are chosen carefully to give support to the
university curriculum. In addition to curriculum support areas, the
Periodicals Department provides professional and trade journals and
titles of interest to small business.
National and regional daily newspapers are available each day for
patron use. The New York Times is available on microfilm with an
almost complete collection dating from 1857 to the present. These
newspaper holdings provide up-to-date news information as well as
historical perspective and background information.
Electronic periodicals may be accessed through the
Journal Title A-Z list available from the library's homepage.
Print periodicals are shelved in four areas:
- Current periodicals
- Bound periodicals
- Compact storage
- Microforms
All items, with the exception of microforms, may be checked out.
Periodical loans
Materials may be checked out with a current UWSP ID card or library
ID card from the Periodicals and main Circulation Desks. You will be
fined for overdue materials. Pay any fines at the main Circulation Desk.
Please return all periodicals to the Periodicals Department.
- UWSP undergraduate/non-university users: 24 hrs. for current,
bound, and compact; no renewals
- UWSP graduate students: 24 hrs. for current; 3 days for bound and
compact; no renewals
- UWSP faculty/staff: 3 days for current, bound, and compact;
restricted renewals (contact supervisor (Sara
E. Weisensel 346-4202) for information)
Locating articles
Please visit the reference desk located on the first floor and ask a
librarian for help finding periodical articles. In addition, the
following online guides are available to help walk you through the
process of finding periodical articles.
Locating print periodicals in the Periodicals Department
The holding note for each periodical title will describe that title's
status (if it is available or has been checked out) and location
(current, bound, compact storage, or microform) in the Periodicals
Department. The four shelving areas, Current Periodicals, Bound
Periodicals, Microform, and Compact Storage, are designated with large
signs along the top of the shelving units. If you have difficulty
locating particular volumes, ask at the Periodicals Desk. Please don't
reshelve periodicals or microfilm. Take these items to the Periodicals
Desk for reshelving.
Before coming to the Periodicals Department to look for a specific
article please be sure to have all of the following information with
you:
Making copies
For your convenience the Periodicals Department has self-service
photocopiers ($.10) and microfilm copiers ($.10). There is also a
photocopy service available for UWSP
Faculty.
Requesting a new
periodical subscription
If you
would like to suggest that the library begin a new subscription please
fill out the New Periodical
Subscription Request form. The Library will consider the following factors
when evaluating new periodical requests:
1. Cost
of the periodical
2.
Courses/Programs it will support
3. What
databases the periodical is indexed in
4.
Availability at other UW campuses
5.
Online availability
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