Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- David Goodman Stephen D. Clark 19 Dec 2000 19:43 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- Buddy Pennington Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:36:20 -0400 From: David Goodman <dgoodman@princeton.edu> Reply-To: dgoodman@princeton.edu Organization: Princeton University Biology Library At last a question about this topic with a straight-forward answer: Yes, its the same thing. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Elsevier Trends Journals -- Sandra Hernandez > Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 11:33:54 -0600 > From: "Pennington, Buddy" <buddy.pennington@ROCKHURST.EDU> > > Is this the same as the bound 'Reference Edition' that we receive with > our > subscription to Trends in Neurosciences? > > Buddy Pennington > Acquisitions/Serials Librarian > Rockhurst University Greenlease Library > buddy.pennington@rockhurst.edu > #816-501-4143 > > -------- 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