Re: Shared serial price history data (2 messages) Birdie MacLennan 17 Dec 1998 16:15 UTC

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:27:24 -0600
From:         Jeanette Skwor <SKWORJ@GBMS01.UWGB.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Shared serial price history data
Comments: cc: KevilL@missouri.edu

L. Hunter Kevil wrote:
> A few
> mentioned some really useful web sites where much useful journal price
> data can be found.  If any of you are interested in knowing about these
> sites, please send me a message off-list.

***I think this would be a useful thing to post onlist, unless there is
some problem with doing that of which I am unaware.

***Thanks,

Jeanette Skwor
Cofrin Library
UW-Green Bay
<SKWORJ@GBMS01.UWGB.EDU>

> Somehow I neglected to mention that we are getting five-year price
> histories from both Ebsco and Blackwell. We are very pleased that they are
> able and willing to run the reports and supply them in digital form.
> However, not everything can be had through agents, including some
> subscriptions most libraries have. In the posting I was most concerned
> with our direct subscriptions and our standing orders. The latter are a
> real problem since they do not have neat yearly subscription prices and
> calculating the credit for cancellation purposes is long and error-prone.
>
> When our cancellation database is up on the web and all the price
> histories are available, I will let you all know the url.
>
> thanks to all again and Merry Christmas,
>
> Hunter
>
> L. Hunter Kevil,
> Head, Serials Dept, Ellis Library,
> University of Missouri-Columbia,
> Columbia, MO 65201
> Voice:  573-884-8760
> Fax:    573-884-5243
> E-mail: KevilL@missouri.edu

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:47:53 -0500
From:         Susan Harman <Susan@MAIL.MEDCHI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Shared serial price history data

Hunter;

I would appreciate having the list of journal pricing sites.  Thanks.

Susan E. Harman
Library Director
MedChi Library
1211 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, Md. 21201
410-539-0872
fax 410-727-5967
susan@mail.medchi.org