Electronic Periodical Subscription Request Form

If you wish to recommend that the Library subscribe to a new periodical, please complete this form which will be sent to the Periodicals department. For assistance in the completion of this form please contact Karen Cook, 725-3683.

Requester:
Email @bowdoin.edu
Dept:
Journal Title:
Publisher:
Cost: Frequency:

Scope and description of subject matter treated:

The following information will help us evaluate the importance of this title to the development of the Library's collection.

  1. How important is online access?
  2. Is a print format available? Yes No
  3. Do we have a print subscription to this title? Yes No
  4. If we have a print subscription, do we need to retain the print?
  5. How does the online differ from the print? (Frequency, Organization, Coverage, Supplemental Information)
  6. Is this journal available full-text through one of our online indexes/databases?
    Yes No
  7. If there is an additional cost that might gain us earlier publication access, how important is this early access?
  8. Do you have any Interlibrary Loan activity information in regard to this title that will support the need for online access?
  9. Who will use this?
  10. Is there any additional information that you would like to add that may help us to make a decision for this request?