Serials Management Practices in University Libraries : The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Library in Focus

Abstract

This paper reviews the organization and management of Serials in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Oran. The Serial section of the KNUST Library has over the years, experienced problems of unsustainable subscriptions. resulting in gaps in the collation. It has in the pan relied on assistance from various donors and sponsors to boost the journal collection. The current situation of Journal holdings is described and recommendations made for sustainable subscription to some core print journals complemented by subscription to selected electronic journal databases.