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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:01:09 -0600
From: Karen Chobot <karen.chobot@NDSCS.NODAK.EDU>
Subject: Re: Popular Science on Microfilm (Austin McLean)

Query - if this is so, why did I get a message on my last invoice from
ProQuest/UMI telling me that is was no longer available?   If it has been
reinstated, wouldn't a message to old subscribers have been a good idea?
Just curious about where this is at. Karen.

At 03:50 PM 3/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
      ---------- Forwarded message ----------
      Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:28:40 -0500
      From: "McLean, Austin" <austin.mclean@IL.PROQUEST.COM>
      Subject: Re: Popular Science on Microfilm (Peter Washkevich)

      Regarding your inquiry about Popular Mechanics, I can report
      that it is
      available from ProQuest Information and Learning (formerly
      UMI) from the
      first issue (published in January 1902) to the present day.
      (Note that
      Popular Mechanics underwent several name changes.  From Jan
      11, 1902 - May
      1913 it was known as "Popular mechanics: an illustrated
      weekly review of the
      mechanical press of the world."  From June 1913 - July 1959
      it was called
      "Popular mechanics magazine: written so you can understand
      it.")

      Thanks.

      Austin McLean
      Director, Publishing
      ProQuest Information and Learning
      300 N. Zeeb, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
      phone:  (800) 521-0600 x6718
      fax:  (603) 806-6109
      austin.mclean@il.proquest.com

Karen M. Chobot MLS
Mildred Johnson Library
NDSCS
800 N. 6th St.
Wahpeton ND 58076

701-671-2385
Karen.Chobot@ndscs.nodak.edu

Visit the library web site at www.ndscs.nodak.edu/information/library

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:03:27 -0600
From: "MD_Buddy (Buddy Pennington)" <MD_Buddy@KCLIBRARY.ORG>
Subject: Re: Popular Science on Microfilm (Peter Washkevich)

Actually, we were told by UMI that Popular Science was no longer available
on microfilm.  This was one of several popular magazine titles (including
Discover, Field and Stream, Sky and Telescope and Audubon, etc.) that were
dropped last year by UMI.  When asked, they cited that several publishers
were concerned about the Tasini vs. New York Times case and pulled the
rights.

As far as I know, these titles are still unavailable, which is very
unfortunate.

Buddy Pennington
Document Delivery Librarian
Kansas City Public Library
md_buddy@kclibrary.org
816-701-3552