Re: Journal of Communication titles Diane Paldan 16 Feb 2006 15:21 UTC
This sounds like a good problem to get on a NASIG program --- if anyone is listening from conference land. I will at least look for opportunity to bring up at a breakout session. Diane At 09:55 AM 2/16/2006, you wrote: >This problem affected my library too. We had a subscription to >Politics & Policy. When Blackwell's became the publisher in 2006, >this title was bundled with "Policy Studies Journal" and "Review of >Policy Research." Our 2005 cost for P&P was $45, the 2006 price for >the package is $765. We did not continue our subscription. > >Donna > > > >At 09:13 AM 02/16/2006, you wrote: >>Blackwell did this last year too, with Journal of Marriage and >>Family. They bundled it with Family Relations and doubled the price. >>These are also association titles - >>National Council on Family Relations. We have both J. of Marriage >>and Family and J of Communication and need them. Lucky us! I think I >>will look for other Blackwell titles to cancel. :) >> >> >>> ttuscano@URSINUS.EDU 02/16/06 8:33 AM >>> >> >>Our library also ran into this problem. We wanted to cancel our >>subscription to Human Communication Research but were unable to because of >>it being bundled with Journal of Communication (which is heavily used in our >>library). We not only got smacked with a big price increase, but are also >>stuck with three titles we didn't want. >> >>Theresa >> >>Theresa M. Tuscano >>Periodicals/Government Documents Manager >>Myrin Library >>Ursinus College >>601 E. Main St. >>Collegeville, PA 19426 >>Phone: (610) 409-3000, ext. 2292 >>mail to: ttuscano@ursinus.edu >> >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Lynne Weaver [mailto:lweaver@RMWC.EDU] >>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:10 PM >>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >>Subject: [SERIALST] Journal of Communication titles >> >>For Jeanette, and others who may also need the information: >> >>Journal of Comunication comes with a membership in the International >>Communication Association which includes print and online access to that >>title, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, and Journal >>of Compter-Mediated Comunication. >> >>My college Communications Department head was not impressed. >> >>Lynne >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Skwor, Jeanette [mailto:skworj@uwgb.edu] >>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:56 PM >>To: Lynne Weaver >>Subject: RE: [SERIALST] Journal of Communication >> >>We were aware if the cost increase, and I do have a note saying it is to >>be bundled, but have had no further information as to with what. >> >>What are the other titles you are receiving with it? >> >>TIA - >> >> >>Jeanette L. Skwor >>Cofrin Library >>University of WI-Green Bay >>(920) 465-2670 >> >>"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will >>get you through times of no libraries." >> Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum >>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver >>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:23 PM >>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU >>Subject: [SERIALST] Journal of Communication >> >>Hi, Folks - >> >> >> >>Journal of Communication is one of the journals that has moved from >>Oxford UP, in this case to Blackwell. Last year (v.55 2005) our cost >>for this title was $241; this year (v.56 2006) it is $850! Although our >>jobber is usually good about notifying us of outrageous price increases, >>they missed this one. The price increase seems to be the result of one >>or both of two things. First, there is the change in publisher. >>Second, the title is no longer available by itself, but is now bundled >>with three other titles. We (jobber and I) have not determined whether >>the new publisher or the International Communication Association is >>responsible for the bundling of the titles. >> >> >> >>I became aware of the change when I received the first issue of one of >>the three titles we didn't order and don't want. I hope the publisher >>will let us cancel the whole subscription, which I've asked my jobber to >>do asap. >> >>You may want to check your 2006 renewal invoices for this title. >> >>Lynne N. Weaver >>Serials Coordinator >>Lipscomb Library >>Randolph-Macon Woman's College >>2500 Rivermont Avenue >>Lynchburg, VA 24503 >>434 947-8396 >>434 947-8134 Fax >>lweaver@rmwc.edu