Steve:

I respectfully disagree, and totally.   Your own history in this
area is completely documented, and I think librarians can decide on
their own
what policy they choose.

Let us consider this an end to the matter.

Thank you for your constructive help.

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

BLACKS@MAIL.STROSE.EDU wrote:
> Mr. Cohen, Publisher, Haworth Press, wrote:
>
>
>>  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.
>>
>
>
>  Haworth Press's way of strictly defining issues and volumes by the
> number of pages produced is idiosyncratic, and has long caused serials
> librarians headaches. I for one would be loathe to see Taylor & Francis
> (or any other publisher) emulate Haworth's tendency to creatively
> combine issues and volumes. Issues that deviate from the journal's
> stated enumeration and chronology create major headaches for librarians
> and cause confusion for our patrons.
>
> Steve Black
> Reference, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
> The College of Saint Rose
> 392 Western Avenue
> Albany, NY 12203-1419
> blacks@strose.edu
> (518)458-5494
>