Journals/Serials Retention Commitments

Below is a summary of serials titles identified for potential retention. These numbers are from lists that were manually reviewed by the partner libraries. See also an overview of Retention Criteria for Journals/Serials. See the Actual Retention Commitments page for actual retention commitment totals, which may vary slightly from the list below due to further review, removal of bad status or publisher, etc.


Serials Titles Commitments – Protected
Bangor Public     611
Bates     255
Bowdoin  1,094
Colby       55
Maine State Library     167
Portland Public Library     716
University of Maine      75
University of Southern Maine     217

Current Protected total:  3,190



Serials Titles Commitments – Not held in Vendor Sets
Bangor Public      96
Bates      37
Bowdoin    122
Colby        8
Maine State Library      95
Portland Public Library      0
University of Maine 1,610
University of Southern Maine      51

Current ‘Not held in Vendor Sets’ total:  2,019


Total combined – protected and not held in vendor sets:  5,209


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