Thanks for the url. I emailed them. I think we all should complain. I
also asked for a refund for that issue. What is next, other special
issues randomly not being sent?

Beth

Beth Burleigh
Acquisitions Specialist
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Madigan Library
One College Ave
Williamsport, PA 17701

(570)320-2400, ext.7454
bburleig@pct.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Brenda L Battleson
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:52 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated policy

We could always bombard them with emails complaints as well ;-)
<https://secure.customersvc.com/wes/servlet/Show?WESPAGE=am/Services/wes
_email.jsp&MSRSMAG=SI>

And the NYT headlines read:
"Disgruntled Librarians Flood SI.com Server"
March Madness coverage disrupted as librarians battle Time's
questionable SI swimsuit ed. policy...

-Brenda

--
Brenda L. Battleson
Head, Print Periodicals/Serials
University at Buffalo
134 Lockwood Library Blg.
Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2210
USA
Ph. 716.645.2305 x232
Fax 716.645.5955
blb@buffalo.edu

--On Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:01 AM -0600 "Skwor, Jeanette"
<skworj@UWGB.EDU> wrote:

> And so what was the response when you told her the request was not
> authorized by your dept & (my assumption, anyway) to go ahead and send
> it?
>
> One would think this would be a great prank for teenagers and drunken
> college parties.  My goodness, they could wreak havoc at their college
> library!  (Or their rivals')
>
> I am finding this whole discussion very interesting, and want to
> encourage you all again, to call Sports Illustrated yourselves.  In
this
> case, perhaps to say, do they have many people call & request that
> issues not be sent?  Do they always honor them?  Can you request,
then,
> that the next issue not be sent to your neighbor because he has an
> unnatural interest in Tiger Woods, who you hear is going to be on the
> cover?
>
> Think of it as a good deed, to enliven their workday & sharpen their
> thinking skills ;-)
>
> Jeanette L. Skwor
> Cofrin Library, Serials Dept.
> UW-Green Bay
> 2420 Nicolet Drive
> Green Bay, WI 54311
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Couillard, Monique
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:55 AM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated policy
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> This is very interesting because we noticed last week that we have not
> received the Swimsuit issue either!
>
> I too contacted my rep at Ebsco who then called the publisher.  The
> response my rep got was as follows:
>
> "I called the publisher and they told me that they have a request from
> someone at the University to not send Volume 106 #7 which is the
> Swimsuit Issue"
>
> I can safely say myself or my two supervisors did not authorize that
> request!
>
> What other answers have libraries received from the publisher on this
> question?
>
> Monique
>
>
> Monique Couillard
> Serials Check In Supervisor
> University of New Hampshire
> Durham, NH 03824
> (603) 862-1972
> moniquec@cisunix.unh.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 4:20 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated policy
>
> Hello, Folks -
>
>
>
> Shame on the people at Time, Inc., who apparently have decided to
censor
> our receipt of Sports Illustrated.  We did not receive v.106 no.7, the
> Swimsuit Issue.  (This is usually dated midway between the second and
> third February issues, this year the 12th and 19th, so I'm guessing
> February 16th?)  I've been checking a couple of other colleges, who
> hadn't gotten it either, so I just figured it was delayed.  When it
> still hadn't arrived today, I called EBSCO to claim it.
>
>
>
> My customer service rep said they've gotten many calls claiming it,
and
> so contacted the publisher.  The publisher's response was that they
did
> not send it to "institutions" because they didn't think it was
> appropriate to do so.  It seems to me that if one has a subscription
to
> a title, all issues for that subscription period should be sent.  It
is
> up to the recipient to decide what to do with the issue once it is
> received.  By the way, I checked and found that our public library did
> receive it!
>
>
>
> I asked our rep to claim it anyway.  I'm hoping that all of you out
> there will also do that.  I also intend to send e-mail to SI customer
> service complaining and claiming the issue.  Maybe if they get enough
> complaints, they'll send it.  (I know; I'm an optimist.)
>
>
>
> If any of you have different/better information, please tell the rest
of
> us.  Thanks.
>
>
>
> Lynne N. Weaver
>
> Serials Coordinator
>
> Lipscomb Library
>
> Randolph-Macon Woman's College
>
> 2500 Rivermont Avenue
>
> Lynchburg, VA  24503
>
> 434 947-8396
>
> 434 947-8134 Fax
>
> lweaver@rmwc.edu
>
>
>
>