We have not yet experienced this problem, though it's not surprising
given the price of gas and the dire state of the newspaper industry.  We
have cancelled many newspapers due to cost and lack of use in print.
For US newspapers, our NYT is heavily read in print; we also have the
local Hartford Courant and the WSJ.  Otherwise, yes, students and
faculty are mostly using the online versions, either direct or via
aggregators.

Jennifer van Sickle
Serials Librarian & Sciences Coordinator
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT USA 06106

jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu

phone: 860-297-2250
fax: 860-297-2251

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Holman Jenifer S
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:13 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Daily Newspapers

We just received word that many of our newspapers delivered daily are no
longer available.  The delivery service says that the major newspaper
companies can no longer afford to transport papers to smaller markets.
Our only option will be to subscribe to newspapers via mail delivery,
meaning that our users who like to come in first thing in the morning
and read the New York Times or the Chicago Tribune will no longer be
able to do so.

I wonder if other libraries are experiencing similar problems with
newspaper delivery?  Will you continue with mail delivery?  Or are you
canceling print newspapers and relying on the online versions?

Jen Holman

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Jenifer Holman
Acquisitions Librarian
Murphy Library
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1631 Pine St.
La Crosse, WI 54601

phone: 608-785-8395
fax: 608-785-8639
email: holman.jeni@uwlax.edu
http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/
<http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/>