Re: Publishers refusing to deal with a jobber (Dustin Larmore) Trisha L. Davis 23 May 2003 16:28 UTC
Hi Lisa - Privately, we have found that EBSCO sends us information that a title must be ordered "direct" ... then we place it with Swets and it goes through just fine. Sometimes I believe EBSCO just doesn't choose to deal with difficult publishers, and they have admitted as much when we called them on it! -- Trisha At 08:11 AM 5/22/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Dustin, >I have had a similar experience with Haworth press. Specifically, not a case >of refusing to deal with the jobber, but rather, a case of paying 2 (or >more) times as much if I choose to order that way rather than with the >publisher directly. >Given the reality of the workflow in most institutions, most publishers seem >to realize that they are shooting themselves in the foot if they won't allow >clients to utilize jobbers. Even so, some of them have deduced that we have >no choice but to pay the higher subscription price for that "luxury." > >Lisa S. Blackwell, MLS >Assistant Librarian >Children's Hospital Library >700 Childrens Drive >Columbus, Ohio 43205-2696 >phone (614)722-3206 >fax (614)722-3205 >blackwel@chi.osu.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: SERIALST Moderator [mailto:bmaclenn@ZOO.UVM.EDU] >Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:32 PM >To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >Subject: Publishers refusing to deal with a jobber (Dustin Larmore) > >Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 16:38:13 -0500 >From: Dustin Larmore <dustin.larmore@dsu.edu> >Subject: Publishers refusing to deal with a jobber > >We recently received notice that a publisher for one of our journals >(Gifted Child Quarterly) will no longer accept orders through a vendor >(e.g., EBSCO). We will have to order directly from the publisher. I assume >that this change results from the divine/RoweCom mess. Has anyone else >experienced this situation with other publishers? Is this change of >policy a developing trend? I certainly hope not. We are already swamped >with work as it is without having to order all serial titles individually. > >Dustin Larmore (dustin.larmore@dsu.edu) >Instructor and Technical Services Librarian >Karl E. Mundt Library >Dakota State University >Madison, SD 57042-1799 >Office: (605) 256-5204 >FAX: (605) 256-5208 >http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/larmore >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, from Children's Hospital, >Columbus, Ohio, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the >intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged >information. The recipient is responsible to maintain the confidentiality >of this information and to use the information only for authorized purposes >pursuant to Children's Hospital's confidentiality policies. If you are not >the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the >intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, use, >disclosure, distribution, copying, printing, or action taken in reliance on >the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received >this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail >and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. ************************************************************************** Trisha L. Davis, Associate Professor Head, Serials & Electronic Resources Dept The Ohio State University Libraries Phone: (614) 292-6314 1848 Neil Avenue Mall 040N Fax: (614) 292-2015 Columbus, OH 43210-1286 Email: davis.115@osu.edu **************************************************************************