Victor Kamkin response... -- Scott Wicks Stephen Clark 28 Nov 2001 21:48 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Victor Kamkin response... Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:32:55 -0500 From: Scott Wicks <sbw2@cornell.edu> For the record... The following message was posted to a Slavic list on 11/15. I don't usually repeat such messages in other lists, but I feel this issue is hot enough to warrant such a step. Each Kamkin customer will need to draw his/her own conclusions. Good luck with reaching your own. --scott +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++== For those who are reading e-mail and are worrying about a threatened mini-crisis in Russian acquisitions (on the tenth anniversary of the big one, which gave rise to slavlibs). The result of my effort to obtain written confirmation from Kamkin: >From: "Victor Kamkin" <Kamkin@verizon.net> >To: "Alan Pollard" <apollard@umich.edu> >Subject: Re: Informa-Systema >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:33:14 -0500 > >Dear Mr. Pollard, > >What Inform-Systema is doing is illegal and we have referred the matter to >our attorneys. We expect to file a lawsuit against Inform-Systema and any >company that tries to illegally steal our subscription market. > >With respect to the 2002 subscriptions, we are making other arrangements >that will ensure timely delivery as of January 2002. With respect to the >2001 subscriptions, we are working on obtaining all missing issues. In the >event that these issues are no longer available, we will credit all >subscribers for the missing issues. > >We apologize for these problems but would like to assure you that the >actions we are taking will preclude this from happening again. > >Sincerely, > >Victor Kamkin, Inc. >(301) 881-5973 >email: kamkin@kamkin.com >web: www.kamkin.com At 09:05 AM 11/28/01 -0500, you wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Victor Kamkin -- Christopher Waldrop > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:10:59 -0500 > From: Kim Maxwell <kmaxwell@mit.edu> > > > We've received those letters as well. I have written to Kamkin, > looking > for their official response. We are currently in the midst of a > discussion, and I'm hoping for some more concrete answers soon. I was > > glad > to have the information from these two companies, but I felt Kamkin > should > be given the opportunity to explain their position. I have received > my > 2002 renewals from Kamkin, so they do seem prepared to invoice us for > next > year. > > Kim Maxwell > > At 04:59 PM 11/27/01 -0500, you wrote: > >-------- Original Message -------- > >Subject: Victor Kamkin. > >Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 15:44:12 -0600 > >From: Christopher Waldrop <Waldrop@library.vanderbilt.edu> > >Organization: Vanderbilt University > > > > > >Hello, > > > >I apologize if this has already been brought up--I looked through the > > >most recent messages and didn't see anything about it, but I may have > > >missed it. > > > >At Vanderbilt, we've been contacted by two different sources > >informing us that Victor Kamkin Bookstore, which supplies most of > >our Russian periodical subscriptions and standing orders, has run > into > >trouble. Apparently they're not going to be able to supply periodical > > >subscriptions or standing orders in 2002. I don't know, but book > >orders may be affected as well. > > > >According to one person I spoke to, several libraries are already > aware > >of this, but I thought I'd let others know. > > > > > >Christopher Waldrop > >Serials Coordinator > >Vanderbilt University Library > >Order Services Department > >Tel: 615-343-3831 > >Fax: 615-343-8834 > > > ________________________________________ > Kim Maxwell > Serials Acquisitions Librarian > Massachusetts Institute of Technology > MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210 > 77 Massachusetts Ave. > Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 > phone: 1-617-253-7028 > fax: 1-617-253-2464 > email: kmaxwell@mit.edu ACCESS MY CALENDAR THROUGH CORPORATE TIME PH: 607 255-4960 FAX: 607 255-6110 *********************************************** Scott B. Wicks *** Head, Acquisitions Services *** Cornell University Library *** 110A Olin Library *** Ithaca, NY *** 14853-5301 *** ____ *** - *** *** *** ***