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Who exactly is the victim (Re: Victimology) (Stacy Nelson)-Email Address: 22 Nov 1995 14:45 UTC

     I noted the responses to the original query about Victimology with
     some amusement, because this is a title that I have often used as a
     sort of worst-case-serials-scenario when training. While the response
     from Ulrich's that volumes 11-13 (triple-issue) are due in April 1996
     appears helpful, keep in mind that I have notes in our records dating
     back to 1989 which list very specific release dates for volume 11
     (etc.), yet the issue(s) have never materialized. Each year they
     announce a new due date.  The publisher refused years ago to send
     refunds for money we paid them almost a decade back for unreleased
     volumes, and we have long since stopped sending them money.

     While I used to be irritated by the publisher's empty promises, I have
     in recent years found their constantly changing release date
     announcements to be almost perversely entertaining, and I keep the
     record active JUST IN CASE...:-).

     Stacy Nelson
     Subscriptions Manager
     Univ. of California, San Diego
     scnelson@ucsd.edu