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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:16:22 -0700
From: Florence Schreibstein <schreibs@AECOM.YU.EDU>
Subject: Re: "Trends in .." titles (Jude Lynch)

The Trends titles that we get are fairly heavily used, so much so that we
consider them duplicate copies.  Not only do we bind the monthly issues
but, when needed, also rebind the annual cumulations because the original
binding is not strong enough.  We consider the extra expense well spent
because these titles get heavy use.  I'm more annoyed about the poor
quality of the binding considering the subscription price.

> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 09:46:37 -0500
> From: Jude Lynch <lynchj@BLIS.UTHSCSA.EDU>
> Subject: "Trends in.." titles
>
> We have had a problem with the annual cumulations to the "Trends in.."
> titles (i.e., Trends in neurosciences, etc.)  These are furnished as part
> of our subscription but they simply are not holding up to library use.  We
> are thinking of sending the monthly issues to our bindery company even
> though this means additional cost for the titles.  Do any other libraries
> do this?

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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:32:30 -0500
From: John Lucas <jalser@UMSMED.EDU>
Subject: Re: "Trends in .." titles (Jude Lynch)

I to have noticed that the reference editions of the "Trends in..." do not
hold up.  After a few years, EITHER  the top of the spine starts tearing
after use OR the cover starts separating from the cover on the outside
flyleaf OR BOTH.  We have had some of them reattached if the cover is still
ok but others we have had a standard journal cover added.

If you look at the volumes, the pages are not THAT weighty so they should
hold up but dont.  These are Elsevier titles.

David Weeks (Prince Edward Island) posted a message a little while ago about
a different problem with an Elsevier title (Parasitology today) where the
May insert is listed in the reference ed. but is not printed there.  We have
just received our reference ed for 1995 and it also does not have it.

Karen Viers sent to David a message about a response she had gotten to this
problem (& please correct me if I'm wrong Karen) but Karen was given
information that the pages were not meant to be added.

"Trends in pharmacological sciences"  ( Elsevier) also has supplements which
are not included in the annual reference ed.  Most of these are titled "199_
Receptor and ion channel nomenclature"  At least THESE ARE NOT in the T.C.
or indexes.  However we still have to deal with these supplements.

A suggestion (from the director of the Klingon Empire Central Archives) was
that possibly we should send an e-mail campaign to either put all the
articles in the reference ed. that appear in the monthly issues.  OR
possibly Elsevier should reduce the cost of these type of titles and offer
the "reference ed." as a separate title and let us decide if we want to bind
the monthly issues or buy their "reference edition."

I think that Elsevier would soon find out how much we like, or dislike the
"reference edition".

What do you think??
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John Lucas
Serials Librarian
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Rowland Medical Library
Jackson, MS 39216-4505

FAX.               (601) 984 - 1262
TEL.               (601) 984 - 1277
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:42:15 -0500
From: Jane Thompson 558-8310 <Jane.Thompson@UC.EDU>
Subject: Re: "Trends in .." titles (Jude Lynch)

The Trends binding has been a problem for us also. We just made
the decision to bind the monthly issues. I believe that the
prebound volumes lack some of the editorial material; I have not
checked prebounds against the paper issues to verify this belief,
however.

Jane Thompson, U. of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library
thompsjl@uc.edu