This happens to us all the time.  I just recycle them unless the issue has someone else’s name on it.  I’ve tried contacting publishers before and I never get an answer and it’s not worth my time to pursue further.  A lot of times they want you to order the publication by sending teaser issues.  We aren’t losing money on it, so I let the publishers do their thing.  Sometimes they are interesting and relevant to majors at our school so I put them on our “free” table or just take them home and read them myself.

 

Abbigail Stauber

acgregg@geneva.edu

McCartney Library – Geneva College

3200 College Ave, Beaver Falls, PA 15010

Phone: 724-847-6693

Fax: 724-847-6687

 

 

 

 

 

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Harris
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 9:17 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Print journals arriving that we don't subscribe to

 

All,

Lately, my institution has been receiving print issues of journals we don't subscribe to. Does this happen at any of your libraries very often? If so, what do you do with them? My inclination is to just recycle them, but I'm wondering if anyone takes the time to send them back to the publisher instead.

 

Any help you can give is greatly appreciated. Thank you!


Jessica Harris

Electronic Resources Librarian

University Library

Santa Clara University

500 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, CA 95053

408-554-5356

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