We have used Ebsco for over ten years and have always been pleased with the service and the representatives who have always been courteous, helpful and very efficient. Occasionally, there is a problem with a publisher but not Ebsco.

Anne McCaffrey
Dowling College Library
150 Idle Hour Blvd.
Oakdale, NY 11769

Anne McCaffrey
Advanced Senior Library Assistant
Library/Technical Services
extension 5024
fax 3374
>>> Regina McEneaney <mcenear@SUNYSUFFOLK.EDU> 03/01/07 1:11 PM >>>
We have accounts for 3 separate campus libraries and have used EBSCO for
30 years. Outside of a few minor problems (usually with publishers not
filling claimed issues) I have not had difficulty with EBSCO.  The rep
is the key.

Regina McEneaney
Suffolk Co. Comm. College
Library/TSO
533 College Rd.
Selden, NY.  11784
631-451-4178
mcenear@sunysuffolk.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Swope, Cynthia (NIH/NLM) [E]
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:21 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] subscription services

While I use Swets now, I used Ebsco for eight years and never had any
problems. So much depends on your service rep and the regional office
that handles your account.
When looking for a vendor, ask them who else uses their services in your
area and talk to
those libraries.  I think you can have great luck with a vendor in one
area of the country and terrible in another.  Also, if you think your
problem is your service rep, ask for another one! The vendor will comply
to keep your business.

-----Original Message-----
From: Wang, Julia [mailto:Julia.Wang@ROCKHURST.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:45 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] subscription services

I am using EBSCO (after Faxon went bankrupcy in 2003) but with the
intention to switch to Swets for the next year (2008-). I have been very
frustrated with EBSCO accounting unit services (messy invoices generated
frequently with duplicate titles showing on different accounts and
duplicate charges,etc. which added lots of stress and both time and
energy needed to dovote on our side to contact EBSCO to solve the
'confusion'!!), and its too many different personnels that you might be
at lost as to who to contact for questions and issues that were already
put through but delayed takn care of...

I recommend to encourage other vendors to exist and compete with EBSCO.

Julia Wang
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Julia Wang, M.L.I.S.
Acquisition/Series Librarian
Greenlease Library--Rockhurst University 1100 Rockhurst Rd. Kansas City,
MO 64110
Tel: 816-501-4143
Fax: 816-501-4666

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Kristina DeShazo
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:14 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] subscription services

We have a very good relationship and experience with Swets at this time.
This is largely due to the exellent service from our account executive.
We have a little under 1500 subscriptions.  The number can make a
difference in the service received by any vendor.  Only rarely do we
deal directly with publishers.

Regards,
Kristi

Kristina DeShazo, MLS
Electronic Collections Librarian
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Mail Code: LIB
Portland, OR 97239-3098
ph: 503-494-1637
mailto:deshazok@ohsu.edu

>>> stephend@MAIL.BELMONT.EDU 2/28/2007 12:10 PM >>>

What are people's experiences with subscription services other than
EBSCO, such as SWETS or Harrassowitz?  Does anyone deal directly with
publishers rather than using a subscription service?  Thank you.

--

Dawn Stephen
Periodicals Librarian
Lila D. Bunch Library
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-460-5499
stephend@mail.belmont.edu