Re: Journals without wrappers? Dietsch.Barbara@EPA.GOV 29 Jan 2008 16:23 UTC
Pros and cons........... One good thing about the paper inserts that have the mailing label on them (inside the plastic wrapper) or paper envelopes that come with journals........you can easily file them in publisher files. As you know, the mailing labels often have the account number on them, so it's nice to have an easy to file paper insert. The paper envelopes I would use the paper cutter to cut down to 8 1/2 x 11. About once or twice a year, I would file a mailing label for each title in my publisher files to ensure I had the most up-to-date account number. Of course we only had ~350 subscriptions/~100 publishers, so this was doable. Now days, with electronic journals, I don't use the print publisher files as much. I keep the account information in other places and formats. By the way, the Federal Register which does not come in a wrapper arrives ripped up all the time! I don't claim because we also subscribe in microfiche. Science and Nature come through fine most of the time without wrappers with mailing labels intact. Barb barb dietsch | serials coordinator epa library | unc contract staff 109 alexander drive | mail code c267-01 research triangle park, nc 27711 phone: 919.541.0726 fax: 919.541.1405 dietsch.barbara@epa.gov "LUFF, Kirsty" <kirsty.luff@OXF ORDJOURNALS.ORG> To Sent by: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU "SERIALST: cc Serials in Libraries Subject Discussion [SERIALST] Journals without Forum" wrappers? <SERIALST@LIST.U VM.EDU> 01/28/2008 11:50 AM Please respond to "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum" <SERIALST@LIST.U VM.EDU> ***Apologies for cross posting*** Dear colleagues Due to our own environmental concerns, and because some of our society partners are requesting it, we're investigating the feasibility of sending out some journals without wrappers. The cover of these journals would instead contain a sticker with address information which could be easily removed. We understand that a number of journals, notably Nature and Science, are already sent out this way in the US? We would appreciate answers, on or off list, to the following questions: 1. Do you receive journals without wrappers? 2. If so, do they arrive damaged? 3. Do you/how often do you have to raise claims to the publisher for damaged copies? Many thanks in advance. Kirsty Kirsty Luff | Senior Communications & Marketing Manager Oxford Journals | Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street | Oxford | OX2 6DP +44 (0)1865 354206 kirsty.luff@oxfordjournals.org Keep updated on prices, products, services, and other news at www.oxfordjournals.org/librarians <outbind://204/www.oxfordjournals.org/librarians> <blocked::http://www.oxfordjournals.org/librarians>