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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:51:27 -0400
From: David Goodman <dgoodman@Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Re: FYI: Ulrich's is NOT discontinued (Dan Lester)

I agree with you 100 percent.
Not every research library needs to do it, though more than one should. I
suggest that we may need formal agreements about who will keep paper of what,
on a state, discipline, or  network basis. We can't rely on informal
understandings--yes, Princeton is keeping paper files of Ulrichs and BIP, but
who would have guessed 2 years ago that Princeton would have decided to NOT
obtain or keep paper files for 2000+ of most of its Academic Press Ideal journals.

After paper stops, of course, we will need reliable periodic archiving.

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:11:33 -0700
> From: Dan Lester <dan@riverofdata.com>
> Subject: Re: FYI: Ulrich's is NOT discontinued (David Goodman)
>
> Thursday, November 09, 2000, 7:17:52 AM, you wrote:
>
> Furthermore, it is important for a research library to continue to get the
> print version. The online version is a continuously updated file. There is
> no way to check back and find out what the price, etc. was in a previous
> year.  This also applies to BIP, and many similar directory databases.
> Obviously this will not matter in most practical situations, but it is
> critical for maintaining the historical record for future research.
> ----
>
> This is true.  However, not EVERY subscriber to these tools needs to
> maintain the hard copy, just as not all of us need to maintain copies
> of Apple ][ books for the historical record.  Yes, someone should keep
> copies of the Apple books and someone should keep copies of the hard
> copy of Ulrich's.  However, we surely don't all have to do it.
>
> ----
> Also, a large system which may previously have received more than one
> print copy of Ulrichs [etc.] now needs only one, plus the online.
> ----
>
> Of course your argument is based upon the faith that the publishers
> will continue to publish the print editions.  They may for a while,
> but eventually they will go away too.
>
> dan
>
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