Hello,

I don't think publishers of popular magazines like PC Magazine and US News &
World Report have given any thought to the fact that their online model does
not work for libraries. As an academic library, our only option was to
cancel both subscriptions. If publishers do not support IP authentication,
we cannot make their journal/mazagine available to our university community.

Rose Marie Parsons
Boise State University
Albertsons Library

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Roman Panchyshyn <rpanchys@kent.edu> wrote:

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> Folks,
> I don't post here often, but I have a question. We were recently informed
> that PC Magazine will no longer publish a print edition, and beginning in
> Feb. 2009, will be online only. That's fine, but here is my question. They
> are going to a distribution model that consists of having a file delivered
> to the subscriber's e-mail.
> See: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2335009,00.asp
> Did anyone give any thought how this was going to work for a library
> subscription?
> We have been receiving back issues through EBSCOhost Academic Search
> Complete. I wonder if EBSCO will still continue to provide access.
>
> Roman S. Panchyshyn, MLIS
> Catalog Librarian, Assistant Professor
> Libraries & Media Services
> Kent State University
> tel: 330-672-1699
> e-mail: rpanchys@kent.edu
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