Re: Sports Illustrated policy Pat Ward 07 Mar 2007 15:05 UTC
Hi, We are a public library, and have 6 subscriptions to Sports illustrated. We did not receive any copies of the swimsuit issue. We have in past years, rec'd that issue. Not sure why, but I did claim with Ensco. Pat Ward Geauga County Public Library -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Couillard, Monique Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:55 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated policy Hello Everyone, This is very interesting because we noticed last week that we have not received the Swimsuit issue either! I too contacted my rep at Ebsco who then called the publisher. The response my rep got was as follows: "I called the publisher and they told me that they have a request from someone at the University to not send Volume 106 #7 which is the Swimsuit Issue" I can safely say myself or my two supervisors did not authorize that request! What other answers have libraries received from the publisher on this question? Monique Monique Couillard Serials Check In Supervisor University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-1972 moniquec@cisunix.unh.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 4:20 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Sports Illustrated policy Hello, Folks - Shame on the people at Time, Inc., who apparently have decided to censor our receipt of Sports Illustrated. We did not receive v.106 no.7, the Swimsuit Issue. (This is usually dated midway between the second and third February issues, this year the 12th and 19th, so I'm guessing February 16th?) I've been checking a couple of other colleges, who hadn't gotten it either, so I just figured it was delayed. When it still hadn't arrived today, I called EBSCO to claim it. My customer service rep said they've gotten many calls claiming it, and so contacted the publisher. The publisher's response was that they did not send it to "institutions" because they didn't think it was appropriate to do so. It seems to me that if one has a subscription to a title, all issues for that subscription period should be sent. It is up to the recipient to decide what to do with the issue once it is received. By the way, I checked and found that our public library did receive it! I asked our rep to claim it anyway. I'm hoping that all of you out there will also do that. I also intend to send e-mail to SI customer service complaining and claiming the issue. Maybe if they get enough complaints, they'll send it. (I know; I'm an optimist.) If any of you have different/better information, please tell the rest of us. Thanks. 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