Trial and error.  Some publishers are much better at holding and sharing this information than others.  Your subscription agent may well be able to help as well.  Other than that it is taking a look and seeing what you can get into.  Time-consuming, yes, initially.  But worthwhile.
 
Best regards
Louise
 
Louise Cole
Senior Information Advisor
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 7LB
 
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Skwor, Jeanette [skworj@UWGB.EDU]
Sent: 02 November 2010 14:57
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Confirming E-access dates

We are discussing how best to determine exactly what period of access we are supposed to have for each of our electronic titles.  The thought has been put forth to contact the publisher - that publishers would have a set period for all of their titles and we could go by that information.

 

Skeptic that I am, I am a) not trusting publishers actually do have such a policy at the ready, and b) that they do not change it at will.  I am willing, and hoping, actually, to be wrong.

 

So - looking to the cumulated wisdom of Serialsters - any information, thoughts, experience you are willing to share.  If you have set about determining that sort of information, how have you done it, and how successful have you been?  Time involved?  Other thoughts?

 

Thanks,

Jeanette L. Skwor
Serials Dept., Cofrin Library
University of WI-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI  54311-7001

"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries."
                              Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog

 


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