Barbara:

If the anticipated # of print pages, over an extended period of time,
is more than you had been receiving, you may be gaining an advantage.

If the anticipated # of print pages, over an extended period of time,
is problematic--then you may want to consider an internal re-assessment
depending on your collection management policies.

As with many factors involving serials, any judgment made quickly
may or may not be helpful in the long-term economic and collection
management
picture.   Some colleagues in other institutions may share your specific
needs, but some may not.

Bill Cohen, Publisher
The Haworth Press, Inc.
www.HaworthPress.com

Dietsch.Barbara@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV wrote:
> Hello other SERIALSTs,
>
> I've come up against a publisher printing change that has really messed
> up my check-in and claiming of journal issues.  I'd like to see what
> others on the list are doing in reaction to this change.
>
> Taylor & Francis (BTW, previously one of my favorite publishers) has
> really thrown a wrench into my work.  I guess to save printing costs,
> they have begun printing several distinct journal issues in a "combined"
> print issue.  This is not truly a combined issue because the enumeration
> on their website for the online content is specifically broken up so
> that most issues remain as single no. for the issue, and T & F actually
> has a notation on the print cover saying that the issue contains several
> nos.  See the examples below.
>
> The other aspect of this screwy printing is that when a researcher looks
> for a current issue and can't find it, they often come to me or the
> reference staff to find out when the issue is expected.  Obviously, I
> now can't tell them the correct issue information.  This frustrates the
> patron, the reference staff and me.
>
> Two examples:
>
> Example 1
>
> Inhalation Toxicology
> Print ISSN: 0895-8378
> Online ISSN: 1091-7691
> Frequency: 14 issues per year
> (frequency taken from their website)
>
> From the online edition:
>
> Volume 18
>    Number 10 / September 2006
>    Number 8 / July 2006
>    Number 7 / June 2006
>    Number 6 / May 15 2006
>    Number 5 / May 1 2006
>    Number 4 / April 2006
>    Number 3 / March 2006
>    Number 2 / February 2006
>    Number 1 / January 2006
>
> From the print issues:
>
> Volume 18
>    Number 7-10 / 2006
>   (no issue date but says on the cover "Included in this print edition:
> Number 7 (June), Number 8 (July), Number 9 (August), Number 10
> (September)")
>    Number 3-6 / 2006
>    (no issue date but says on the cover "Included in this print edition:
> Number 3 (February 1), Number 4 (February 15), Number 5 (March 1),
> Number 6 (April 1)")
>    Number 1-2 / 2006
>    (no issue date but says on the cover "Included in this print edition:
> Number 1 (January 1), Number 2 (January 15)")
>
> Example 2
>
> Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A
> Print ISSN: 1528-7394
> Online ISSN: 1087-2620
> Frequency: 24 issues per year
>
> From the online edition:
>
> Volume 69
>    Number 15 / August 1 2006
>    Number 14 / July 15 2006
>    Number 13 / July 1 2006
>    Number 12 / June 15 2006
>    Number 11 / June 1 2006
>    Number 10 / May 15 2006
>    Number 9 / May 1 2006
>    Number 7-8 / April 9 2006
>    Number 6 / March 26 2006
>    Number 5 / March 12 2006
>    Number 4 / February 27 2006
>    Number 3 / February 2006
>    Number 1-2 / January 8 2006
>
> From the print issues:
>
>    Number 5-6 / 2006
>    (no issue date but says on the cover "Included in this print edition:
> Number 5 (March 1), Number 6 (March 15)")
>    Number 3-4 / 2006
>    (no issue date but says on the cover "Included in this print edition:
> Number 3 (February 1), Number 4 (February 15)")
>    Number 1-2 / January 8 2006
>    (this one is the same enumeration as the online edition)
>
> So, as you can see, claiming can be a problem.  I can't use the
> publisher website for issue enumeration and dates.  This means more
> claiming which results in more work for everyone; me, the subscription
> vendor, and even Taylor & Francis customer service.
>
> This difference in enumeration and dates also means I can't set up my
> serials management program to predict next issues, etc.
>
> What to do??  What enumeration do I use in my check-in?  "Correct"
> enumeration from the website or the print issue cover volume and
> numbers??!!  This is the first time I've come up against this.
>
> Fellow serialists, what are you doing about this?  If this has already
> been brought up on the listserv, I missed it.
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>
> barb
>
> barb dietsch | serials coordinator
> epa library | unc contract staff
> 109 tw alexander drive | mail code c267-01
> research triangle park, nc 27711
> phone: 919.541.0726
> fax: 919.541.1405
> dietsch.barbara@epa.gov
>