Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- David Goodman Stephen D. Clark 19 Dec 2000 14:15 UTC

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Subject: Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- Sandra Hernandez
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:15:10 -0400
From: David Goodman <dgoodman@princeton.edu>
Reply-To: dgoodman@princeton.edu
Organization: Princeton University Biology Library

This was a serious loss in  one type of situation: e.g., for Trends in
neurosciences, the mointhly issues were in the psychology library, and
the
bound compendia in the biology library. Now that we have only one, we
don't
see any solution except to upgrade to the online version so both groups
have
access. Of course the online version has other advantages as well,
mainly
campus-wide access out of the library. (And similarly for some of the
other parts.)

One question: you say you were told you wouldn't be receiving the 2000
compendia. That's not how I interpret their statement in the 2001
catalog that
"compendia .. will not be distributed with 2001 volumes."-- to me it
means the
2000 compendia will be the last. But it wouldn't be the first time I and
they
disagreed on how to interpret their terms..

>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- Frank Norman
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:35:29 -0600
> From: "Hernandez, Sandra" <SHernand@trinity.edu>
>
> We also subscribe to a number of the Elsevier "Trends" journals. I just
> spoke with Elsevier and they informed me that we wouldn't receive the
> 2000
> or 2001  "Library compendium" volumes. You're correct a quick look at
> the
> pricing for 2000 and for 2001 shows that the prices for these journals
> are
> not being reduced to compensate for this loss.  In fact, our prices
> increased in 2001 despite the fact that we won't be receiving a "Library
> compendium" volume.
>
> *************************************************************
> Sandra Hernandez
> Trinity University Library
> Senior Acq. Asst. for Subscriptions/Standing Orders
> Phone:  (210) 999-8171 or Fax:  (210) 999-8021
> E-mail:  shernand@trinity.edu
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:17:11 +0000
> From: Frank Norman <fnorman@NIMR.MRC.AC.UK>
> Subject: Elsevier Trends Journals
>
> We subscribe to a number of the Elsevier "Trends" journals (Trends
> in Neurosciences, Trends in Biochemical Sciences etc).  The
> institutional subscription prices for these journals are set at higher
> levels than the personal subscription but this is offset by the
> inclusion of an annual "Library Compendium" volume at the end of
> the year.  This is a bound volume containing all the past year's
> issues.
>
> We've just been notified by our subscription agents that the Library
> Compendium volumes are ceasing publication after Dec 2000.  A
> quick look at the pricing for 2000 and for 2001 shows that the
> prices for these journals are not being reduced to compensate for
> this loss.  It rather appears to be a sleight of hand price increase,
> compounded by the lack of any advance information about the
> change from the publisher.
>
> I suppose one shouldn't be surprised, but it is disappointing to see
> this kind of thing still.
>
> Frank Norman            National Institute for Medical Research
> Librarian               The Ridgeway, Mill Hill
>                         London NW7 1AA,  UK
> tel 020 8 913 8629      email fnorman@nimr.mrc.ac.uk
> fax 020 8 913 8534      http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/personal/Frank

--
David Goodman
Biology Librarian
and Co-chair, Electronic Journals Task force
Princeton University Library
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
phone: 609-258-3235
fax: 609-258-2627
e-mail: dgoodman@princeton.edu