Re: Serials Librarian (2 messages) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 11 Jul 2001 18:36 UTC
2 messages: 1)______ Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:54:13 -0400 From: mbhhbm@AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: Serials Librarian (Bill Cohen) erratic: adj., 1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering. 2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2000) Our receipt history of Serials Librarian over the past three years: v.33:1/2 (1998) 3/22/99 obviously a claim v.33:3/4 (1998) 5/1/98 v.34:1/2 (1998) 6/12/98 one month later v.34:3/4 (1998) 6/12/98 v.35:1/2 (1998) 12/30/98 six months later v.35:3 (1999) 12/30/98 v.35:4 (1999) 1/7/99 v.36:1/2 (1999) 6/23/99 v.36:3/4 (1999) 6/9/99 v.37:1 (1999) 11/3/99 v.37:2 (1999) 11/3/99 v.37:3 (2000) 12/29/99 v.37:4 (2000) 4/13/00 v.38:1/2 (2000) 5/23/00 v.38:3/4 (2000) 5/23/00 v.39:1 (2000) 1/3/01 eight months after the previous issue(s) v.39:2 (2000 1/3/01 v.39:3 (2001) 4/9/01 v.39:4 (2001) 5/16/01 v.40:3/4 (2001) 7/10/01 Can anyone tell me what the "pattern" for publication is here? Sometimes combined issues come one month after other combined issues. Other times two sets of combined issues come at the same time six months after the last combined issue. Yet other times two sets of combined issues come on the same day, preceded by a non-combined issue. When should we expect v.41:1 or will it be v.41:1/2? One month, three months, six months from now? This may be published "on time" but no one in the world of serials librarianship has any clue as to what that time is likely to be. Mr. Cohen, please enlighten us. Mark Hemhauser American University Library--Serials ____ From: BCohen7719@aol.com Subject: Re: Serials Librarian (Steve Black) The Serials LIbrarian has been published on time for over 20 years. Bill Cohen, Publisher The Haworth Press, INc. Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:51:33 -0400 From: Steve Black <blacks@MAIL.STROSE.EDU> Subject: Re: Serials Librarian Re: Serials Librarian v.40, issues 1/2 and 3/4 It seems there is some frustration with the erratic publication of this $400 per year Haworth Press journal. I hope for your sake that the irate professor whose pet journal had to be cancelled due to financial pressures does not find out that you're paying $200 for something you could get online for a $25 NASIG membership fee. Or maybe Haworth Press adds $175 added value to the proceedings (perhaps via valuable information about their other publications?). Steve Black Reference, Instruction, and Serials Librarian Neil Hellman Library The College of Saint Rose 392 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203 (518) 458-5494 blacks@mail.strose.edu Bill Cohen, Publisher The Haworth Press, Inc. 10 Alice Street Binghamton, New York 13904 <A HREF="http://www.haworthpress.com/">Haworth Home Page</A> 2)______ Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:11:09 -0600 From: Julia Franklin <JFRANK@ISL.STATE.ID.US> Subject: Re: Missing Issues of the Serials Librarian (Dani Lichtenberg) I too have not received this issue, I would be interested in hearing from anyone who did receive the issue, does it really exist? Julia Franklin Serials LA I Idaho State Library Boise, ID jfrank@isl.state.id.us The opinions are my own, and not the opinions of anyone, anywhere else...in the world.