Re: India Today International numbering Lynne Stevens 21 Jan 2002 22:05 UTC
Hello, folks -- I have just posted the following message to the New York offices of the publisher, and eagerly await their reply: Ladies/Gentlemen -- When we began receiving issues this year numbered Volume 1, rather than Volume 27, I assumed that the printer had made an error. I now learn from a message contributed to the listserv SERIALIST (whose members work with serials in libraries), that this numbering is intentional. (The writer of the message had called your editorial offices.) Please know that such fanciful numbering creates havoc for libraries: there are now issues years apart which have the same numbering, and, since most libraries check in issues on systems which predict automatically, you may very well receive claims for Volume 27 issues. I cannot see how this renumbering creates any advantage to the publisher, editor, printer, readers, or advertisers. I speak for many other subscribers when I respectfully request that you reconsider your decision, and advise your printer to use Volume 27, rather than Volume 1 for future 2002 issues, and continue from 27 in future years. I am posting a copy of this message to SERIALST, and, as a help to my colleagues, will post your reply there as well. Thank you for your attention. Lynne N. Stevens Serials Coordinator Lipscomb Library Randolph-Macon Woman's College 2500 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 434 947-8133 434 947-8134 FAX lstevens@rmwc.edu -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer van Sickle [mailto:jennifer.vansickle@TRINCOLL.EDU] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 2:44 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: India Today International numbering Dear SERIALST-ers, I called the publisher last week after the e-mail message bounced. The reply was that since India Today has changed publishers, they (for some reason) felt compelled to implement the new numbering. This of course creates redundant and unnecessary work for librarians and confusion for the patrons. Jennifer van Sickle Serials Librarian/Science Bibliographer Trinity College Library 300 Summit St. Hartford, CT 06106 phone: (860) 297-2250 fax: (860) 297-2251 jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Irto [mailto:irtol@UNION.EDU] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:08 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: India Today International numbering Hello Everyone, I have a question about the numbering for India Today International (issn: 0254-8399). I see on the January 1-7, 2002 issue, the issue is numbered v.1 n.1. Does anyone know why the numbering is like this, and if it is correct? Thanks for any info. you can offer! Sincerely, Lauren Irto Schaffer Library Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 irtol@union.edu