Re: Supplements (Was: RE: Sports Illustrated SwimSuit issue) Howlett, Lee Ann 08 Mar 2007 14:27 UTC
We subscribe to some medical periodicals that require separate subscriptions to their supplements. The supplements almost always have separate numbering schemes from the main title. LAH __________________________________ Lee Ann Howlett, MA Head, Serials Dept. Shimberg Health Sciences Library University of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 31 Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 974-9080 (813) 974-7032 (fax) email: LHOWLETT@HEALTH.USF.EDU -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum on behalf of Skwor, Jeanette Sent: Thu 3/8/2007 9:21 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Supplements (Was: RE: Sports Illustrated SwimSuit issue) I am confused. Do subscriptions not include supplements? I know there are some bundled subscriptions, which we choose as including this or that, or not, but I cannot think of anything to which we subscribe for which parts are published that are not available to us. Maybe it's just too early in the morning . . . Jeanette L. Skwor Cofrin Library, Serials Dept. UW-Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI 54311 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Eleanor Cook Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:11 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] RE- Sports Illustrated SwimSuit issue This is the message I just sent to my Ebsco account rep concerning the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue: There is a thread on SERIALST about the Sports Illustrated SwimSuit issue - they are saying that Ebsco has reported to several libraries that Time, Inc is not supplying this issue to libraries anymore. A number of people have then commented saying "who are they to decide this" - demanding that they supply the issue since it is part of the subscription. It should be part of our subscription and it always has been in the past. It appears from our checkin records that it has not come in - if it is indeed v.106, no.7 - then it is not here. (Our checkin manager thought it had come, but if this is the issue number, it hasn't) I am in agreement with others that this is a disturbing, censorial trend. The swimsuit issue is definitely popular in the mail room and with the guys - but it also is a fashion standard which our Family & Consumer Science Dept. might use to track women's fashions over the years (seriously). We do want it - if they decide to market it separately in the future then they should call it a supplement and not number it with the yearly issues. I will try to contact someone at the publisher to register my complaint, but I realize that this is one of those "black hole" titles that comes from a big distribution factory. Sincerely, Eleanor Cook Eleanor I. Cook Serials Coordinator & Professor Belk Library, ASU Box 32026 Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608-2026 828-262-2786 828-262-2773 (fax) cookei@appstate.edu