Colleagues:

I have rarely seen any discussion about the "Collection management of
/bundled/
journals, for groups of journals.

Different members of the publishing-library-agent serials information team
will make their errors.  There is no science to this, to the best of my
knowledge.
I am recommending an article or series of articles on this topic to the
Editor of /The Serials Librarian,/ and if anyone write to me, I will
pass their
name on.

Early caution noted below seems to be well-placed, both in terms of who you
ask, and what you are looking for.

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

mary.williams@MINOTSTATEU.EDU wrote:
> Shelley,
>
> We made a few suggestions to the faculty from Magazines for Libraries
> (formerly edited by Katz), but they were interested more in theatre; so we
> got performance-focused (trade) journals for them.  I don't think there's a
> one-fits-all solution, you have to go by what benefits your institution.
>
> If you're not familiar with Magazines for Libraries, it's a good place to
> start.  I find that faculty generally find it easier to choose from a list
> of suggestions.
>
> Let me know if I can help further,
>
> Mary
>
>
> "Weyer, Shelley" wrote:
>
>
>> I believe we are going to cancel Journal of Communication as well.
>> Contact with the Blackwell representative did not produce any
>> alternative but to cancel based on the exorbitant costs and our selector
>> was not interested in the added on titles.
>>
>>
>>
>> Would you be willing to share the titles of the serials your institution
>> subscribed to instead of the Journal of Communication bundle?  I would
>> like to pass this on.
>>
>>
>>
>> Shelley
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-
>>
>>
>>
>> Shelley L. Weyer
>>
>>
>>
>> Serials Technician
>>
>>
>>
>> Seattle Pacific University Library
>>
>>
>>
>> 3307 Third Ave W
>>
>>
>>
>> Seattle, WA 98119
>>
>>
>>
>> (206) 281-2791
>>
>>
>>
>> rubats@spu.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> -*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>> [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Williams
>> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 5:37 AM
>> To: SERIALST@list.uvm.edu
>> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Revisiting Graphis
>>
>>
>>
>> We're done with Graphis.  We presented our faculty with their history
>> and
>>
>> canceled.  Regretably, they still have payment for the two years we
>> haven't
>>
>> gotten.
>>
>>
>>
>> We also canceled Journal of Communication, unwilling to go with the
>> costly
>>
>> baggage.  To the delight of relevant faculty, we were able to subscribe
>> to
>>
>> seven titles to replace it.  (I kid you not.)  I should thank Blackwell
>> for
>>
>> shaking us out of our complacency.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mary Williams
>>
>> Serials Librarian
>>
>> Minot State University
>>
>> 500 University Ave. W
>>
>> Minot, ND  58707
>>
>>
>>
>> (701) 858-4285
>>
>
> --
> Mary Williams
> Serials Librarian
> Minot State University
> 500 University Ave. W
> Minot, ND  58707
>
> (701) 858-4285
>