My sense is that if Newsweek is only going to be available via e-mail, then they do not intend to support institutional subscriptions -- at least not yet. I think that trying to set up wider access via an e-mail address probably not only violates the terms of the subscription, but gives Newsweek revenue they don't deserve. If we keep paying them, they think it's okay to continue this restrictive model, while at the same time, we could get in trouble.
(At the same time, I dread seeing what an institutional subscription will cost, if they figure that out!)
From: "Cyndi MacCluggage" <cmacclugg@HARTFORD.EDU>
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:36:11 AM
Subject: [SERIALST] Newsweek going digital - what is your library doing?
Good morning,
As you may have heard, Newsweek is going "digital only"
starting Jan 2013. My understanding is that the only subscription option
Newsweek will offer is sending the issue to an email address, which
isn't at all conducive to library-patron usage.
I'm wondering what libraries are going to do with the
subscription - will you cancel it? Try to find some way to share the issue
electronically, (and legally, of course) with your patrons?
If you could please share with me what you plan to
do (or share with the list, if others are curious), that would be
wonderful.
Thanks so much!
-Cyndi
Cyndi MacCluggage
Mortensen Library - Serials
Specialist
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford,
CT 06117
cmacclugg@hartford.edu
860-768-4811
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