Periodical Routing for HS

[Elaine]

Hi All, I am wondering how best to implement a periodical routing service for the faculty and staff of a high school.

Specifically:
subscription (how and where does one sign up-webform, hardcopy paper, etc.)

what information should be contained on the routing slip

format/placement of routing slip

circulation (teacher to teacher, duration, etc.)

and any other helpful tips and ideas I may not even know to consider!

Fortunately, I have the flexibility to make this as high-tech or low-tech as wanted, needed, or desired!

[Lesley Edwards]

I am assuming you are using an automated checkout system. I don't route periodicals to staff unless they are the only person teaching in that area such as woodworking or sewing. I find that routing is a really great way to have the periodicals lost in the shuffle.
I often photocopy the table of contents and send that on to dept. heads to discuss at meetings. Or I direct them to the corresponding website for the periodical. After that any interested staff come to the library and simply sign out the materials they are interested in. Staff get a 4 week loan period.
I didn't really answer the question for you but hopefully have given you some ideas to consider.

[Kathy Graybill]

I don't circulate the periodicals to the teachers. If there are periodicals that pertain to only one discipline, I either give the periodical directly to the department when I receive it or give the issue directly to the department after the newer issue arrives. These periodicals will be used a lot more in the classroom than in the media center. What I do keep are the magazines that kids like to read for enjoyment - People, Transworld Skateboarding, etc. However, manytimes I give away the older issues of these magazines to students who are interested - more apt to be read by the one student than to be read sitting in a magazine holder on our shelves! I know this answer is somewhat off your specific topic but thought I would throw it out anyway.