I’ll second that opinion. These magazines are geared toward
individual subscribers so there is not much incentive for the publishers to
provide a method of access that will work for libraries. Subscribing to a
popular magazine database can help alleviate some of this.
Buddy Pennington
Serial Acquisitions Librarian
University of Missouri - Kansas City
800 East 51st Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816-235-1548
Fax: 816-333-5584
Email: penningtonb@umkc.edu
UMKC University Libraries: Discovery. Knowledge. Empowerment.
From: SERIALST: Serials
in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of BLACK,
STEVE
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:42 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Popular magazines going digital advice
Just an opinion--
If they don’t allow IP authentication, treat it as a ceased title,
and get something else instead. Passwords or dedicated computers are too much
hassle, there are almost always other decent magazines (or web sites) in the
same topic area, and the magazine’s content may be in one of your full-text
databases.
Many publishers of craft and other sorts of magazines offer
essentially the same content as books or on discs. Consider shifting the little
bit of money spent on the titles that go online-only into books or DVDs.
I didn’t bother even trying to get patron access from the publisher
to the new online-only weekly version of U.S. News & World Report.
We rely on an EBSCO database for access to it, and added the new weekly version
of the Christian Science Monitor to take its place on the shelf.
Steve Black
Reference, Serials, and
Instruction Librarian
Neil Hellman Library
The College of Saint Rose
392 Western Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 458-5494
blacks@strose.edu
From: SERIALST: Serials
in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Dieden,
Cynthia
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:50 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Popular magazines going digital advice
Hello-
I work at a public library and with the economic
downturn, we've been noticing a lot of magazines (general interest,
parenting, crafts etc - the kind public libraries often have) are starting to
offer their magazine in digital format only. At one time, the digital
only titles tended to be scholarly or highly niche oriented, but now PC
Magazine, Disney's Family Fun and others are going that route
so we are facing this issue Usually, the publishers will offer
one log in per subscription so we are left with some concerns. Do we
keep receiving it, do we offer access and, if so, how do we offer
access?
I'm wondering how other libraries are handling this or have
handled it. No longer offering the magazine? Setting up accounts for
popular magazines and having staff interation for passwords and user names?
Setting up a special station? Any thoughts, advice, ideas or innovations
are welcome. Thanks!
Cynthia Dieden
Collection Specialist Librarian/Periodicals Supervisor
Mount Prospect Public Library