We’ve had the same issue;  it usually takes a patron complaint to discover what the publisher has removed as free content..

Joanne Romano, MLS

Licensing and Serials Librarian

Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

1133 John Freeman Blvd.

Houston, TX  77030

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Westerfield
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:43 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Publisher change in policy -- Back Access to Journals

The problem that I’ve encountered is with Highwire journals.  Small society publishers put journal backfiles on Highwire for free, then later quietly yank some or all of the free content. This information is not transmitted to link resolver companies and we certainly don’t hear about it at the library level.  So it takes a patron stumbling onto the lack of access before anyone knows about it.

Diane Westerfield

Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian

Colorado College, Tutt Library

(719) 389-6661

(719) 389-6082 (fax)

diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Netting Paldan
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 8:42 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Publisher change in policy -- Back Access to Journals

I was wondering is anyone else is experiencing this problem.   We have set up access to content of a journal when the publisher was giving back year access to all the years online – included with current subscription to title.   Then at some point the publisher changes back year access to a cut off date – often starting it sometime in the 1990’s.   This  may occur once they judge their back access can be sold separately.

The question – is anyone getting notification of the changes in access.   From publishers?  From vendors?

Diane

Diane Paldan

Serials/Preservation

Materials Processing & Preservation

Technical Services

135 Science and Engineering Library

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI  48202

(313) 577-0222