I had a query from a reference librarian regarding supplements - specifically,

 

When we subscribe to a journal, how do we know whether or not the supplements are included in our subscription? 

 

We had an ILL request for an article in a supplement to the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.  We have an electronic subscription to the title, but apparently the supplements are not included in that.  She went on to check Sage, and there are no supplements with any of our online backfiles, and no mention of supplements - if there are any, the dates, or how to obtain them.  Neither is there information regarding them in the Ulrich’s profile for the journal.

 

It seems odd to me.  I would think we should be getting them - or there should be a two-tier pricing system, with and without.  What sayeth the Serialst brain bank?

Jeanette L. Skwor
Serials Dept., Cofrin Library
University of WI-Green Bay
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