I am de-lurking here. First hi Natalie it’s Maria at the private research library you used to work at. J Midwest does handle standing orders, but not periodical subscriptions. They may however know of a Midwestern jobber that handles periodical subscriptions. I have been processing and receiving standing orders from Midwest for years and have found them reliable and courteous.
Maria K. Blumberg
Serials Assistant
Huntington L:ibrary
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA 91108
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Natalie Zagami
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Jobbers (are they still called that?)
Funny you should mention “Midwest” and “book jobbers” because “Midwest Library Services” is a “book jobber!” See their website below J
I had a wonderful experience with them in my previous position at a private research library where I was able to queue orders electronically with our integrated library system and check for status reports.
Hope this helps and best of luck!
Natalie (Zagami) Lopez
Bibliographic Access Services
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
University Library
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, California 91768
Business Phone: (909) 869-3110
Fax: (909) 869-3103
Email: nmzagami@csupomona.edu
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Bennett, Karla
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:22 PM
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Subject: [SERIALST] Jobbers (are they still called that?)
We are considering switching to another company for our magazine subscriptions and standing orders. Currently, we are using EBSCO.
WTCox comes to mind, we considered using them a couple of years ago, but decided against them because they seemed to be having problems with their new database. Would one of their customers, please, give me feedback regarding their customer service and the ease of use of their database.
Something I didn’t care for much, was the fact they won’t allow the customer access to their missing copy bank (mcb). So many times we have found the issue we need from EBSCO’s mcb, but only after many searches.
Can anyone suggest a different company to use for a public library in the Midwest?
Karla Bennett
Wichita Public Library
223 S Main
Wichita, KS 67202
p: 316-261-8582
f: 316-262-4540
To read fast is as bad as to eat in a hurry. -Vilhelm Ekelund, poet (1880-1949)