We canceled the microfilm subscription of New York Times and Wall Street Journal last year. We are using online full texts from databases, such ProQuest (both for archives and current), and Ebsco. So far there is no complains about the deletion of the micorofilms.

Tian Zhang

Serials Department
St. John's University Library
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel. 718 990-5082
Fax. 718 990-5938
Email: zhangt@stjohns.edu

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Arbeeny, Pam
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 5:22 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] New York Times on Microfilm

 

I would appreciate feedback about New York Times current microfilm subscription to see if libraries are continuing with this, and if not, what alternatives they are relying on for coverage.

I found a discussion thread relating to the question going back a few years in the listserv archive, but two years seems an eternity given changing patterns of use.

Thanks much,

Pam Arbeeny

Collection Management Librarian

John F. Reed Library

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Arbeeny_p@fortlewis.edu