Sometime in the past 3-5 years, Faxon did a short article on fulfillmnet
houses which was quite good. What they are, who they are, how to deal with
them etc. It was so good that I had my staff read it and then circulated it
among the rest of the librarians.
As to working with Fulfillment houses-I have had much trouble with them as
probably every other serials librarian. It's been my experience that they do
not send missing issues but rather "will extend the length of your
subscription for 1 issue". There have been some titles so difficult to obtain
that I've wondered why we ever had to pay for them again-I thought they would
have been extended until Doomsday!
I too, would appreciate any suggestions that have worked for other serials
librarians and for anyone at Faxon: would it be possible to reprint that short
article again?
Anne E. McKee Bibliographic Services Librarian ASU-West
(602) 543-8541