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Periodicals Department

In order to provide access to journal information to the library's users, the Periodicals Department's ongoing activities and functions include the following:

  1. Selection, ordering, and funds control of periodicals, newspapers, and microforms;
  2. Receipt and check-in of periodical issues, volumes, newspapers, and microforms;
  3. Claiming of non-received titles or issues;
  4. Shelf maintenance and shelving of bound, current, and microform periodicals and newspapers;
  5. Binding of periodicals retained in paper format;
  6. Weeding, withdrawal, and disposition of periodicals;
  7. Cleanup and maintenance of the periodicals database.

Ordering and Canceling Periodicals

Periodicals Circulation Policy

Periodicals Staff (785-8510)

Jenifer Holman (785-8395) jholman@uwlax.edu

  • Selection of periodicals, newspapers, and microforms, and supervision of Periodicals Department functions is the responsibility of the Periodicals Librarian, Jenifer Holman. Jenifer also oversees the weeding, withdrawal, and disposition of periodicals.

Sloan Komissarov (785-8510) skomissarov2@uwlax.edu

  • Ordering and fund control of periodicals, newspapers, and microforms is handled by Sloan Komissarov. Sloan is in charge of the binding of periodicals, microfilm machine maintenance, and the check- in of microforms and newspapers. Sloan also supervises students assistants in shelf maintenance and shelving of bound, current, and microform periodicals and newspapers.  She also works on cleanup and maintenance of the periodicals database and problems involved with check-in, claiming, and database maintenance.  Finally, Sloan also supervises student in the receipt and check-in of periodical issues and volumes, and the claiming of non-received titles or issues.