SERIALS RECEIPTS DECENTRALIZATION FOR 2 BRANCH CAMPUS LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-WASHINGTON

During 1996, staff at the University of Washington Libraries, a large research library, undertook a project to decentralize serials receipts for two branch campus libraries. This article examines the rationale for decentralization, the planning involved, and how the project was i mplemented, including follow-up. it details the project's outcomes and discusses various problems encountered and the impact of the changes on branch campus and central library staff The authors include a list of steps for executing a successful decentralization project. The auth ors conclude with general observations about changing To the practice of receiving serials directly at branch libraries. (C) 1998 Elsevier S cience Ltd.