-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Harvard Business Review subscription -- Mabel Tang
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:52:58 -0500
From: Anne McCaffrey <McCaffrA@dowling.edu>

Good Morning, Everyone,

     We receive our serials through Ebsco Subscription Services and have
received all issues of Harvard Business Review for 2001.

     Happy Holidays to all!

     Anne McCaffrey
     Senior Library Assistant/Serials Dept.
     Dowling College
     Oakdale, N.Y.

>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: Harvard Business Review subscription
>Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:15:20 -0800
>From: Mabel Tang <tangmabel@canada.com>
>
>
>Although we first started our subscription of HBR in Jan this year, and
>we pre-paid for the whole year 2001 subscription before the end of 2000,
>we received only the first six issues for 2001.
>
>Despite the fact that OCLC Bib record 1751795 (LCCN 25-10769), the 310
>tag says 10 times a year starting Jan. 2001-, we have not been exempted
>from this maltreatment.
>
>Our EBSCONet rep told us that the publisher had increased the frequency
>from 6 to 10 issues and and that they would not adjust any subscriptions
>ordered for 2001. Therefore our subscription expired with the June 2001
>issue!
>
>Mabel Tang
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>Technical University of British Columbia
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>10153 King George Highway,
>Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA V3T 2W1
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>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: Harvard Business Review subscription
>> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:33:40 -0600
>> From: Carol Green <Carol.Green@USM.EDU>
>>
>>
>> One of our libraries received all issues of HBR, while the
>> other library received through Sept.  Both subscriptions
>> are with Ebsco at the same price.  I've asked Ebsco to
>> claim those issues but am not hopeful that we'll get them
>> without an additional charge.
>>
>> However, I think I've figured out a way to avoid paying extra
>> for those last 3 issues.  The title is available fulltext through
>> Ebscohost.  The library that received all the issues keeps
>> the title on microfiche, while the other library binds.  I've
>> asked them to forward the issues to the other library for
>> binding when the fiche arrives.  In the meantime patrons
>> can access the articles on Ebscohost.
>>
>> Maybe.....just maybe, our libraries have won this round :-)
>>
>>
>> Carol D. Green
>> Serials Librarian, Associate Professor
>> The University of Southern Mississippi
>> USM Libraries
>> Box 5053
>> Hattiesburg, MS  39406-5053
>> (601) 266-4476  (601) 266-6033 fax
>> Carol.Green@usm.edu
>
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