Inconsistency and/or a lack of a clear understanding of the criteria for serial selection and evaluation have been observed to characterise the presentation of requests for
approval of serials at the University of Botswana Library
(UBL). This, on a number of occasions, has made decision taking difficult and sometimes inconclusive. The paper provides a case study of the examination of guidelines in
use in other academic libraries. It also describes the process and procedure currently in use at the UBL. The study identified some anomalies and suggests
modifications to ensure consistency in the presentation of submissions to guide better decision making by the Serials Selection Committee of the Library.