I had the same question--how can I verify my access rights if everything
is free! I contacted support@informaworld.com and heard back within 24
hours. Here's the relevant part of their reply:
"Thank you for your email, the Haworth journals are free of charge up
until the 22/1/2009. Once the free access is cancelled you should get
the access to your Haworth subscriptions.
Please forward a list of your Haworth subscriptions and we can check
that these are linked into the main account correctly to that you do
not have a problem with your access once the gratis access is cancelled.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us. Be
sure to mention your account ID in all correspondence with us."
I sent them a list today showing my current Haworth access.
Shirley Rais, MLS
Chair, Serials & Electronic Resources Dept.
Loma Linda University Libraries
Ph: 909-558-4583
Fx: 909-558-4919
srais@llu.edu
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of John H Reidelbach
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:29 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Access Rights on Informaworld
Did I miss an announcement from Informaworld about some sort of free
access period for some of their journal titles beginning in 2009? The
reason I am asking is that I have been double checking our online
holdings
in moving our Haworth Press subscriptions to the Informaworld platform
and
I have discovered that a number of our paid subscriptions are currently
listed as "free access" including expanded back file access.
A few examples are provided below:
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Access on Haworth Press site was from 1993 to present
Access on Informaworld is now from 12/12/1990 to present and indicated
as
"free access"
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
Access on Haworth Press site was from 1993 to present
Access on Informaworld is now from 09/10/1977 to present and indicated
as
"free access"
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
Access on Haworth Press site was from 2000 to present
Access on Informaworld is now from 10/26/1996 to present and indicated
as
"free access"
Has anyone else noticed this strange phenomenon? Now I'm not sure how
to
list our access period for these Informaworld holdings in our A-Z list.
I
have a feeling that the "free access" expanded content won't last long
but
how do I know?
John Reidelbach
Licensing and Electronic Resources Access Librarian
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. Omaha, NE 68182-0237
E-mail: jreidelb@mail.unomaha.edu
Phone: 402-554-2846 Fax: 402-554-3215
Blog: Criss Library Focus On Online
http://focusononline.blogspot.com
Library Guide: Criss 2: Your Other Life
http://libguides.unomaha.edu/content.php?pid=26660