I have not yet broached this subject with our Acquisitions Librarian.  The only issue that we would miss is the "Best Colleges" issue, and they only publish 11 issues now anyway. Part of my hesitation has been the hope that the US News publisher reverses their decision not to work with subscription agencies (as Hallie Hankel mentioned about Newsweek, in an earlier response to this thread).

Of course, we also have online access through both Business Source Premiere and HW Wilson Omnifile Full Text databases.

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Ken Siegert
Acquisitions Assistant
Electronic Resources & Periodicals / U.S. Documents
Shadek-Fackenthal Library
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA  17604-3003

Phone -     (717) 291-4219
Fax -     (717) 291-4160

On Aug 10, 2010, at 10:02 AM, van Sickle, Jennifer wrote:

Perhaps they will when they see the number of libraries choosing not to renew (like us).  It won’t be missed here.
 
Jennifer L. van Sickle
Serials Librarian & Sciences Coordinator
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT USA 06106
 
860-297-2250 phone
860-297-2251 fax
 
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Hankel, Hallie
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 9:50 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] US News & World Report
 
WT Cox says must order direct, too. Maybe the publisher will change their mind in a few months like Newsweek did. J
 
Hallie Hankel
Librarian, Collection Development Dept.
Jefferson Parish Library
Metairie, La.
504-838-1100
 
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:09 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] US News & World Report
 
Their subscription department phone number is 386 447-6326.  The woman I spoke with was helpful about arranging the subscription, but questioned why we would want to go through an agency.  She hadn’t realized how cumbersome it is to deal with publishers individually for each of hundreds of titles!
 
As for the breakdown in the publisher-jobber arrangement, the people I speak with on both ends don’t really know why it’s now direct only.  It certainly was easier to order via EBSCO.  Are those of you who have been subscribing through other jobbers still able to do so?
 
Lynne N. Weaver
Serials Coordinator
Lipscomb Library
Randolph College
Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA  24503
434 947-8396
434 947-8134 Fax
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Mykie Howard
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 12:47 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] US News & World Report
 
Does anyone have the federal ID # and contact info for claiming for this title which is now a “must order direct” title.
 
Thanks!
Mykie
 
 
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Mykie Howard
Serials Librarian / Head, Serials & Gov. Documents
Morehead State University
Camden-Carroll Library
150 University Dr.
Morehead, KY  40351
 
ph:606-783-5116
fax:606-783-5037