David,

Did the note say if the electronic access was going to be username/password?
A lot of times when electronic access is offered as part of such a
subscription, it is designed for the individual subscriber and not
institutional access.

Tracey Thompson
Acquisitions Librarian
New Mexico State University Library
MSC 3475 P.O. Box 30006
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8006
(p) 575-646-8093
(f) 575-646-7477

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of David Brautigam
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 12:02 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] USN&WR subscriptions

Colleagues -
		We've seen a lot of traffic lately concerning the changes
with US News & World Report so I looked at the February issue. Did you see
the editor's note on page 5 in which it says that (1) to current subscribers
in March 2009 a weekly electronic publication will be available at no charge
and (2) the length of the current subscription period will be doubled. Look
at the expiration date on the label of the March issue for the extension.
		If this  truly does happen will our subscription agencies
catch it?   Stay tuned ...

                            See also the comment about the new format:
"...each monthly print issue will alternate among our main subjects...".  Do
you remember long ago when Saturday Review tried the same thing?  As I
recall it did not last very long for SR.

						-  David Brautigam
						   Periodicals/Science Libn.
						   Westminster College
						   New Wilmington,  PA