Re: New to list - looking for input on Subscrition Ven dors Mays, Allison 26 Apr 2004 14:17 UTC
Hmmm, I'm intrigued. Has anyone had any experience with Serial Hive? Allison P. Mays Acquisitions/Serials Librarian Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street Jackson, MS 39210 601-974-1083 maysap@millsaps.edu -----Original Message----- From: Marshall, Susan [mailto:smarshall@MONTANA.EDU] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 8:20 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] New to list - looking for input on Subscrition Ven dors Mary, Serial Hive is a subscription agency that handles small to mid-sized collections and is worth your inquiry. Their website is http://www.serialhive.com/ While we do not subscribe to their services, I have found Mark Bazzetta,the managing director, to be personable, detailed and very interested in representing the specific needs of his customers. He can be reached at 773-244-2487. Sue Marshall Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59715 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Sent: 4/23/2004 1:36 PM Subject: [SERIALST] New to list - looking for input on Subscrition Vendors According to my job title, I am no longer a librarian, but those roots run deep and I need to resolve what I see as information management problems. I have been with this organization for a couple months. There is no formal library, but there is a room where people are supposed to shelve periodicals they receive - some do, some don't. I have proposed that we look at using a subscription agency to manage the subscriptions so there is at least a formal inventory of who gets what. I think there will be some savings in terms of 1) less use of document delivery services if people can find what they need in house, 2) fewer POs/Check Requests for accounting to handle and process, 3) potential discounts. I am in the first stages of looking into this so do not have a list of publications. We will possibly be looking at converting some print into institutional electronic subscriptions. I know there are a lot of very technical medical journals (Blood, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Current Opinions in Oncology...) as well as some more mainstream publications. I have searched SERIALST from Jan 2003 to date for information and found some good information including find Rolo Turner's "Criteria for Selecting a Subscription Agent. I also learned about the Faxon bancruptcy (they were my vendor in the late 1980s). It has been 10 years since I have managed subscriptions through an agency. In the past, I've used Faxon, EBSCO and Readmore. Who should I be looking at? Any plusses or minuses for any specific vendors? What are current fees? Anything I should specifically look for in a vendor? Thank you in advance for your assistance! Mary Senneka Business Development & Market Research Manager National Marrow Donor Program 3001 Broadway St. NE Suite 500 Minneapolis, MN 55413 612.627.8152 msenneka@nmdp.org