Thank you, Kim for alerting us to the change.
We will not renew, as Newsweek is widely available online, and it won’t be
missed here in print (assuming they are still publishing, which is no longer a
given in that industry). The scope and format of Newsweek has changed
dramatically, and we already canceled our microform subscription.
--Jennifer
Jennifer van Sickle
Serials Librarian & Sciences
Coordinator
jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu
phone: 860-297-2250
fax: 860-297-2251
From:
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:20 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Newsweek no longer working
with subscription agents?
Has anyone else received a message from
his or her subscription agent explaining that "as of June 30, 2009,
Newsweek has ended all agent authorizations for the
This means that our agent has canceled our two subscriptions to Newsweek at the
end of their respective expiration dates, and they say they will no longer be
able to order the title on our behalf. This happened recently with Ski
Magazine as well. We were willing to give up our subscription to Ski
Magazine, but I'm not sure we'll be so willing to give up Newsweek.
Ordering directly from the publisher / fulfillment house wouldn't be so bad for
one title, but this could get out of hand quickly if more titles follow suit.
What has everyone else heard, and how are you planning to handle the situation?
Kim
_________________________________________________
Kim Maxwell
Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Associate Head, Acquisitions & Licensing Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210
phone: 1-617-253-7028
fax: 1-617-253-2464
email: kmaxwell@mit.edu