Faxon-related (2 messages) Birdie MacLennan 12 Aug 1994 22:17 UTC
2 messages, 88 lines: -------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 11:20:28 EST From: Diane Altimari <ALTIMARID@LAW-LIB.LAW.NOVA.EDU> Subject: Re: Faxon (fwd) Both the Law Library and the Einstein Library of Nova Southeastern University, will stay with Faxon. We have been very satisfied with their service and we believe that they are being honest and open about their present financial situation. I believe that Faxon realized that the almost sale to Donnelly was not in the best interest of their customers. I am happy that they plan to keep control of their Domestic interests. Diane Altimari Nova Southeastern University Law Library Budget coordinator altimarid@law-lib.law.nova.edu --------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 16:16:24 -0400 From: "Scott B. Wicks" <sbw2@CORNELL.EDU> Subject: Healthy competition and Faxon I have been reading the latest postings on SERIALST regarding the impact of our decisions, our very discussions, on the future viability of a subscription agent. I agree that rumor and misinformation can be damaging to an agent. I even have some personal knowledge of the impact of factual statements made on such fora as listservs. I also agree that it is in our interest to have healthy competition between our vendors. Having said that, I find that the discussion regarding Faxon over the last month has been sorely absent. I have to wonder how widespread was the information I was privy to over the last three to four weeks. I saw none of the information posted to any library listserv. Because of the access I had to this information, I was able to weigh the consequences of action/inaction with regard to the future of Cornell's domestic subscriptions. I feel very strongly that I made the best decisions for Cornell University, who happens to issue my paycheck every two weeks. The best decisions are the informed decisions. It is my job to ensure the continued access to serial publications for Cornell faculty, staff, and students. It is my job to ensure that the monies allocated for serial purchases will be paid to the publishers to secure these serials. It is my job to ensure my staff will be able to manage the work they must do in order to make these serials available to the Cornell user community. It is NOT my job to manage a subscription agency to assure libraries that they will receive continued service, that the publishers will be paid and continue to send along the issues, that the hardworking staff will continue to receive a paycheck. Cornell pays someone else a lot of money to do that work for us. We all have to make our own decisions based on the factors relevant to our particular situations. I feel I have made the best decisions I could for Cornell University and do not begin to presume I speak for anyone else. The best decisions are the informed decisions. Let's keep communication open, accurate, friendly, and informative. Thank you. --Scott ******************************* Scott B. Wicks * Acquisitions Librarian * Cornell University Library * 110A Olin Library * Ithaca, NY * 14853-5301 * ____ * - * * * * *