Re: Electronic sample issues Peter Picerno 19 Nov 2007 13:45 UTC
I can only second Ms. Gillespie's comments and add my support for the inclusion of cataloging details when and if a publisher sends out unsolicited e-journals. Peter Picerno -- Peter V. Picerno Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian Asst. Head of Resource Development Green Library Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, FL 33199 Ph: 305.348.6279 ppicerno@fiu.edu Bill Cohen wrote: > E. Gaele Gillespie has provides an encyclopedic array of > information pertaining to electronic sample copies of journals. > > Congratulations are in order for this elegant > contribution. > > One librarian has also noted that serials /cataloging/ information > would also be welcomed within a sample journal copy. > > Could readers comment on that final suggestion? > > With kind regards, > > /Bill/ > > Bill Cohen, /Publisher / > The Haworth Press > [Taylor & Francis Group] > www.HaworthPress.com > > > Gillespie, E Gaele wrote: >> In response to Bill Cohen, Haworth Press, asking what librarians think >> of "electronic" sample copies: >> >> I'm not speaking for all librarians, of course, but I and many of my >> colleagues are not wild about receiving even more of what could be >> considered junk or spam e-mail. Unsolicited "electronic" sample issues >> would be as unwelcome as printed ones. We're getting increasing amounts >> of electronic (email) advertisements for various publications, and while >> I may forward one or two to certain subject specialists, I have found >> over time that most advertisements have been mass-emailed, and so I >> usually delete them. As for sample issues, it's increasingly common for >> librarians and/or teaching faculty and students who are interested in a >> journal to go out and "Google" the title (if they know it) or the >> publisher's web site, and then get to the information they about a >> journal need that way (and they do often forward information to us with >> a request to order the journal). The most useful publisher's web sites >> are the ones that have an A-Z browse by journal title in addition to a >> list of journals by subject (especially large publishers with scores of >> titles), and which contain information "about" the journal, the ISSN, >> all available format and pricing options, whether a license (or "terms & >> conditions of use") is required for online access (and then either cite >> a link where the license/terms can be found or how a copy may be >> obtained), and complete contact information (names, e-addresses and >> phone numbers) in case more information is needed/wanted. The increasing >> web presence of publishers' web sites which contain useful, complete, >> **current** information about each journal they offer, is a boon for >> anyone looking for information about journals. Offering to provide a >> free "electronic" sample copy or a free printed sample copy only upon >> request seems the enlighted way to operate. >> E. Gaele Gillespie >> Serials Librarian >> Serials/Retrieval Services Dept. >> University of Kansas Libraries >> Watson Library >> 1425 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 210 S >> Lawrence, KS 66045-7544 >> Ph: 785-864-3051 >> Fax: 785-864-3855 (to my attention) >> E-mail: ggillespie@ku.edu >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Cohen >> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:33 AM >> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Handling of Sample Issues >> >> What do librarians think of "electronic" sample copies? >> - Bill >> >> Bill Cohen, /Publisher / >> The Haworth Press >> [Taylor & Francis Group] >> www.HaworthPress.com >> >