Re: Title Name Change (4 messages) Birdie MacLennan 04 Dec 1996 19:01 UTC
4 messages, 125 lines: (1)------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:46:31 -0500 From: "Melodie A. Salzer" <masal@CONNCOLL.EDU> Subject: Re: Title Name Change Daphne, Like you said, there is never a good time for a name change, but in my opinion, it's the least problematic when the change occurs with the 1st issue of a new volume. Any advance warning is always appreciated. As far as the renewals are concerned, it's always best to have complete payments posted to the correct record, and a change in the middle of the year causes a problem. Just as long as you don't make the change in the middle of a volume/year, you won't be upsetting too many librarians. Another word of advice, if you are making a change, make it a good one--librarians especially dislike frequent titles changes in the same publication. Good luck to you! Melodie Salzer Serials/Acq. Librarian Connecticut College Shain Library masal@conncoll.edu (2)-------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:15:43 -0500 From: "Geraldine H. Wescott" <wescott@LYCO.LYCOMING.EDU> Subject: Re: Title Name Change Hi Daphne! please,please,puh-lease start the name change with the first issue of the new volume, no matter when it starts! And let it be a well-thought out name change and not one you'll change again in a couple issues! just my 2 cents! Gerre at Lyco * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Gerre Wescott-Periodicals Technician <wescott@lycoming.edu> * * Lycoming College voice - 717-321-4089 * * Snowden Library fax - 717-321-4090 * * 700 College Place campus box #141 * * Williamsport PA 17701-5192 "Dux femina facti" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (3)------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:23:38 -0500 From: ELEANOR COOK <COOKEI@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU> Subject: Re: Title Name Change Ms. Greenwood is providing us a rare opportunity to advise, in advance, on a title change. Thank you for thinking of us -- if only all publishers would be so thoughtful! I would suggest that you make sure that the title change is begun at the beginning of a new volume, if the publication uses volume numbering. If the numbering is consecutive, start the new title in the new year, or whatever seems like a logical break. If possible, make an announcement on the editorial page of the last issue of the former title, and then explain the change again in the first issue of the new title. This documents the change for readers and librarians both. You did not mention what the old title was and what you are thinking of changing it too. One thing that drives librarians crazy is when the title change is simply a change in the order of words or when a single word is added to what is already there. I will send you a copy of "What's In a Name," which is a brochure published by ALA that addresses presentation guidelines for serial publications. All categories of sin are covered there. Thanks for asking, ********************************************************************* Eleanor I. Cook 704-262-2786 (wrk) Serials Specialist 704-262-2773 (fax) Belk Library Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 cookei@appstate.edu ********************************************************************* (4)------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:57:30 -0500 From: "Paula M. Lynch" <lynch1@JEFLIN.TJU.EDU> Subject: Re: Title Name Change HI! First off, thank you for asking for input from this list... ><snip> I would like to know how > difficult it would be for you to deal with after renewal. Would a > notice mailed with the first issue be adequate? Would a post-renewal > name change cause you difficulties when dealing with subscription > agencies? Would it be better for the name change to be postponed > until 1998? > IMHO, I think that the best time for a name change is the beginning of a new volume AND year. While it is not necessary for serialists to have the information on title change at the time of renewal, it is important for us to have the information BEFORE the first issue with the new title arrives. All too frequently title changes get lumped in with free samples because we are not on the lookout. Good luck, Paula ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paula M. Lynch, MSLS phone: (215) 503-8406 Collection Management Librarian fax: (215) 923-3203 Thomas Jefferson University Scott Memorial Library email: lynch1@jeflin.tju.edu 1020 Walnut St., Room 201 Philadelphia, PA 19107 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~