A Note from the Editors:

The editors of SERIALST have received several messages asking about
librarians' action in light of the coming sale of The Faxon Company.
We have decided for two reasons that we will not post messages on this
sensitive issue until the sale has been completed.  First, we fear that
open discussion of the situation on the network would jeopardize the
stability of the company and of many libraries' serials budgets and
collections.  Second, most of what we librarians are told about this topic
is rumor, and we do not want to perpetuate the rumors on the network.

When there has been an announcement that Faxon has sold its North
American operations, we will be pleased to receive and post messages
relating to this situation.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding on this matter.

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Birdie MacLennan, SERIALST owner and moderator
Ann Ercelawn, SERIALST associate moderator
Marcia Tuttle, SERIALST associate moderator