Re: Late Newspapers, etc. Rouillard, Marilee 22 Mar 2005 21:42 UTC
I had a student worker who worked summers at the Post Office. He told me that mail that isn't first class doesn't have to be moved at once. Therefore it can collect a few days before someone sends it on its way. That explains a lot. -----Original Message----- From: Barb Dietsch [mailto:Dietsch.Barbara@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:01 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Late Newspapers, etc. The Washington Post always comes between 5-10 days after publication because it's mailed. The thing I find frustrating is that the issues do not come in consecutive order. I guess some issues get held up at the Post Office and others don't. barb *"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-., Barbara Dietsch, Serials Coordinator EPA Library - UNC Contract Staff 109 TW Alexander Drive (C267-01) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 919.541.0726 dietsch.barbara@epa.gov *"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-., "BORCHERT, JAMES" <James.Borchert@ To SDSTATE.EDU> SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Sent by: cc "SERIALST: Serials in Subject Libraries [SERIALST] Late Newspapers, etc. Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@LIST.U VM.EDU> 03/22/2005 11:56 AM Please respond to "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@LIST.U VM.EDU> Hello, we have been having a problem with a couple of our newspapers coming late. The two worst offenders are the Boston Globe and the Washington Post. These papers are arriving between 7-10 days late. We purchase these titles through Ebsco, they have contacted them and have been told that there is nothing we can do because they come through the mail. My questions are: Does anybody else have this problem (not necessarily these titles)? And what did you do about it? I have one other, semi-related question. Because of this problem, we have considered switching these titles to an online-only format. Does anyone have any experience with this? Among others, I'm concerned about providing enough computers to maintain a suitable level of access as well as cost of downloading. Thank you in advance, James Borchert Serials Department H.M. Briggs Library Box 2115 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007-1098 James.Borchert@sdstate.edu <mailto:James.Borchert@sdstate.edu>