Re: Serials Vendor Use vs. Direct Buying Edwards, Mary 06 Jul 2006 15:10 UTC
Pamela, We've been taking care, in house, of over 300 subscriptions. That is the way it was when I arrived here. If you can stay with the vendor, do so. While it can be said that you save money by going direct to the publisher and getting multiyear renewal deals, it is a righteous pain to have to track all the individual subscriptions, with different renewal dates, deal with the endless "fishing" renewals that the publishers feel compelled to send out all the time (not to mention all of the other "magazine subscription services" who fish for your renewal to the same publications too), claim missing issues individually, keep track of how soon you need to claim what, and the beat goes on... and on... and on... As soon as I have the money to move to a vendor -- which unfortunately will mean dropping some subscriptions over time -- I am doing it. IMHO, stay with a vendor, unless the staff member who is advocating the change wants to take over the serials completely. Kindest regards, Mary Edwards Director of Library Services Art Institute of California - Los Angeles Argosy University - Santa Monica 2900 31st Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-314-6154 meedwards@edmc.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Pamela Haley Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:49 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Serials Vendor Use vs. Direct Buying Hi, I am interested in knowing if there is anyone out there who, having used a serials vendor, has gone back to in-house purchasing/processing and why. I am trying to justify keeping our serials vendor. I have a staff member who is philosophically opposed to vendors and has succeeded in convincing the Head Librarian that bringing this work back in-house is the best way to go. Thanks for any and all help. Pamela Haley, BA (Hons), MLS, MPA Associate Librarian William R. Lederman Law Library,Queen's University Kingston, Ont. Canada K7L 3N6 613 - 533 - 2918 ; 613 - 533 - 2594 (fax) "A mind is like a parachute: it only functions when it's open." ================================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original message. Neither the sender nor the company for which he or she works accepts any liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ==================================================================================