My library has recently discovered our longstanding subscription to the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research has changed from print to online, but the online delivery methods are problematic for us.

The current issue can be found on the publisher’s website but it requires a password to access it, and this is not feasible for an institution with our enrollment. 

The publisher also sent us a copy of the issue as an email attachment to us, with these instructions:

Our method of sending this journal to you each quarter will be in PDF-format.  Please note that it is permitted for you to put it onto your intranet or Web site with password protection, and/or print a copy and bind it, or alternatively, you can copy the PDF to a CDROM for circulation among library patrons.

This title is also being made available on PubMed Central but the most recent issue of this quarterly will not be available there, so if we want our patrons to have access to it, we need to make the email version available in some way.

We were interested in finding out if other libraries have dealt with the issue of e-mail serial subscriptions, and how they decided to make it available to their public. 

Thank you,

Janet Arcand

ER Coordinator, Acquisitions Dept

204 Parks Library

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011-2140

USA

jarcand@iastate.edu

515-294-6650 phone

515-294-1885 fax