We received an alert from SwetsWise that
it must be ordered direct, but that our subscription would be fulfilled until
it expires. We will probably order it direct at that time.
Micheline Westfall
Serials Coordinator, Electronic Resources
Management
Hodges Library
From: SERIALST:
Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Siegert
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
3:17 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Newsweek
no longer working with subscription agents?
I have a call into our EBSCO agent about Newsweek. I also looked
on EBSCONet, and they now have Newsweek listed as "must order
direct".
On Jul 29, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Skwor, Jeanette wrote:
We
have. I expect we’ll order it direct. What happens if that becomes
cumbersome, I suspect, will depend upon usage statistics.
Jeanette
L. Skwor
Serials Dept., Cofrin Library
University of WI-Green Bay
"Libraries
will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through
times of no libraries."
Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries
Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On
Behalf Of Kim Maxwell
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:20 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Newsweek no longer working
with subscription agents?
Has anyone else received a message from
his or her subscription agent explaining that "as of June 30, 2009,
Newsweek has ended all agent authorizations for the
This means that our agent has canceled our two subscriptions to Newsweek at the
end of their respective expiration dates, and they say they will no longer be
able to order the title on our behalf. This happened recently with Ski
Magazine as well. We were willing to give up our subscription to Ski
Magazine, but I'm not sure we'll be so willing to give up Newsweek.
Ordering directly from the publisher / fulfillment house wouldn't be so bad for
one title, but this could get out of hand quickly if more titles follow suit.
What has everyone else heard, and how are you planning to handle the situation?
Kim
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Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Associate Head, Acquisitions & Licensing Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210
phone: 1-617-253-7028
fax: 1-617-253-2464
email: kmaxwell@mit.edu