Re: Indexes Discarding Werner Lind 13 May 2004 14:41 UTC
We hold on to all of our print indexes (and have kept the seven we subscribe to current) for the same reason. Computers (especially ours) are not pefectly dependable; and contrary to optimistic scenarios about the infinite availability of fossil fuels to power them, they may not be around as long as the library will. "Radcliff, Joyce" wrote: > Hello Colleagues, > > How many of you are holding onto your Indexes (Readers Guide, Education, > etc.)? I'm inclined to hold them since they come in handy when the > computers are down. Please give me your reasons to hold on to them. We > stopped taking them in the late 90's. > > Joyce > > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of John Lucas > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 12:43 PM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [SERIALST] Alert and a Question on Gastroenterology Clinics of > N.A. > > Colleagues: > > First off, the opinions below are my own and not of this instution or is > its policy. (That said) > > For those of us familiar with the Saunders (now Elsevier) ... Clinics of > North America, For at least 2 issues in the last 2 years Vol 32 # 3 > Sept. 2003 and now Vol. 33 # 1 March 2004, the Gastroenterology Clinics > of North America have issued the regular BOUND issue and included an > Unbound Supplement ! > > v. 32 # 3 Theme = Pediatric Gastroenterology > Supplement = Pharmacological principles governing the > use of Proton Pump Inhibitors: Tailoring therapy to improve GERD > outcomes The supplement says it is based on a CME symposium... held in > 2001 ! > > v. 33 # 1 Theme = Non cardiac chest pain > Supplement = Maximizing the benefits of antiviral therapy > for HCV: The advantages of treating side effects. This supplement has a > CME questions and answers part, has release, review, and expiration > dates for the CME activity. > > As we know, the various .... Clinics of North America have a central > theme for each issue and although we can comprehend a little better than > the "lay person" what is what, I do not see a connection of either of > these issues and wonder why the supplements are not included as part of > a thematic issue? > > Both Supplements are sponsored by different companies. The articles in > both supplements are indexed on PubMed, so from now until the end of > time, someone is going to want to read the articles. > > We had the 2003 supplement bound with the issue because it is defined > with the issue number and will probably do so with this one. > > I hope that someone at Saunders / Elsevier reads this and forwards on to > the appropriate people who can come to a consensus about these > supplements and to either: 1. Bind the supplement with the issue. 2. > Bind the supplement separately. 3. Don't bother to publish the > supplements at all so there is no indexing. 4. Come up with some other > way to publish these supplements. 5. Some possible senario not listed > above. > > Chances are once supplements are published as they are here, it will > spread to the other ... Clinics of North America. > > Sorry if my ranting/raving is somewhat incoherent. I know you will > figure it out. > > John Lucas > > Serials Librarian > University of Mississippi Medical Center > 2500 North State St > Jackson, MS 39216-4505 > > (PH) (601) 984-1277 > (FAX) ( 601) 984-1262 > JLUCAS@ROWLAND.UMSMED.EDU -- Werner A. Lind Assistant Library Director Easley Library/Bluefield College 3000 College Drive Bluefield, VA 24605 276-326-4269