---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:18:27 -0500 From: Natalie Gorvine <GORVINE@EMAIL.CHOP.EDU> Subject: More replies re MMWR Dear Serialsters: I've said it before & I'll say it again: this is a great list! In addition to the replies that were posted to the list, I received several others directly to me; they're copied below for anyone else who may be interested. I think my questions have been more than amply answered. This is in no way meant to be facetious, but one respondent (Elizabeth Jackson, I think?) asked if I had called the CDC. Why would I do that and risk being put on hold, bounced from one voice mail number to another, etc. - and perhaps receive incomplete info. in the end - from someone I don't even know? By contrast, when I post a query to SERIALST, I am just about guaranteed to receive prompt, thoughtful, and full answers, often from people who by now feel like real friends, albeit "virtual" ones. Take John Lucas, for example; his first answer was fine, but then he sent another to clarify and elucidate further, apologizing for his earlier "cryptic" response. My guess is that it would be most unusual for an employee of a large government agency to follow up with such consideration and thoroughness. So, again, many thanks to all of you! Now for the other replies, as promised above: ------------------ 1) I can't check the other two issues, but v.47 #38 doesn't have anything on pp.815-816. I checked the website version and there were no articles,etc for those pages. Here is the v.47 (1998) index site (browseable): http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/index98.html Hope this helps ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sue Kelleher F(501)575-2053 T(501)575-3682 UofA Law Library http://comp.uark.edu/~kelleher Fayetteville, AR 72701 kelleher@comp.uark.edu ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 2) Natalie, I was interested in your message regrading MMWR. These pages are also blank in our copies. We replace our print copies with mircofilm (haven't rec'd yet). Please let me know if you find out anymore information regarding these pages. For vol. 47, 1998 we received SS 1-5 and RR 1-20. Please let me know if you want me to check prior vols. (let me know the vols. and I will check on our microfilm reels). David DAVID J. WEEKS PERIODICALS DEPT., ROBERTSON LIBRARY, U.P.E.I. CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. CANADA C1A 4P3 Voice: (902)-566-0556; Fax: (902)-628-4305; E-Mail: Weeks@upei.ca 3) I looked at my copies of MMWR v. 47 no. 36-38. They have the same blank pages. My guess (and its only MY guess) is they were deliberately left blank as the preceding articles seem to have concluded. This also allows "Figure 1" to start on the right hand page as in the other issues I looked at. Adding two blank pages to 38 allows the end-of-the-issue stuff to be at the end of the issue. My last issue for SS is 5 and for RR is 20. We have received numbers 1-52 and 54. 53 has not yet come. Melissa Melissa M. Nasea Collection Development/Serials Librarian East Carolina University Health Sciences Library 600 Moye Blvd. Greenville, NC 27858-4354 252-816-2235; fax 252-816-3369 mailto: melnas@hsl.hsl.ecu.edu OR naseam@mail.brody.ecu.edu 4)Our copies of MMWR also have blank pages. I have downloaded those pages from the web and they are also blank, so I think they were printed that way! Also, according to the web there are no issues beyond SS-5 and RR-20 for V.47. Sincerely, Kathryn KATHRYN GILBERT SERIALS TECHNICIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA SC 29208 kathryn@med.sc.edu 803-733-3315 5) I have checked with my copies on the shelf, and it looks to me as if the pages in question were purposefully left blank; the end of an article on one page, a blank page and then some tables. I think that if you look them up for free on the web, you will find no blanks. We don't fret too much about it because we receive the microfiche rather promptly and assume they will be absolutely accurate. So far, our faith has been rewarded. They find things our folks don't. As for SS and RR, your last issues are the same as ours. We have our subscription through Ebsco, simpler than dealing with the GPO. And we have found no reason to claim since then. I also have complaints about the lack of an annual index. It would make life so much easier for our students. At this time, the only index accesses are through Periodical abstracts and CHINAL and such outside providers, nothing specific. Please let me know if any of the answers you receive contradict my conclusions. Saretta Saretta K. Burke Owens Community College Library P O Box 10,000 Toledo, OH 43699-1947 voice: 419-661-7221 fax: 419-661-7021 e-mail: sburke@owens.cc.oh.us 6) We went into the web and searched the contents articles with listed page numbers. Apparently CDC intentionally left those pages blank as they list no article or part of article to appear on those pages. Re: SS and RR issues, there are only 5 SS's and 20 RR's so you are OK. [From "Van Scoy, Bev" <VanScoyB@umkc.edu>] -------------- 'See what I mean? - Natalie NATALIE L GORVINE LIBRARY ASSISTANT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA MEDICAL LIBRARY ROOM 9546 34TH STREET AND CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD PHILADLEPHIA PA 19104-4399 Phone : (215) 590-2317 Fax : (215) 590-1470 E-mail : gorvine@email.chop.edu
