Re: Sports Illustrated policy Brenda L Battleson 07 Mar 2007 15:51 UTC
We could always bombard them with emails complaints as well ;-) <https://secure.customersvc.com/wes/servlet/Show?WESPAGE=am/Services/wes_email.jsp&MSRSMAG=SI> And the NYT headlines read: "Disgruntled Librarians Flood SI.com Server" March Madness coverage disrupted as librarians battle Time's questionable SI swimsuit ed. policy... -Brenda -- Brenda L. Battleson Head, Print Periodicals/Serials University at Buffalo 134 Lockwood Library Blg. Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2210 USA Ph. 716.645.2305 x232 Fax 716.645.5955 blb@buffalo.edu --On Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:01 AM -0600 "Skwor, Jeanette" <skworj@UWGB.EDU> wrote: > And so what was the response when you told her the request was not > authorized by your dept & (my assumption, anyway) to go ahead and send > it? > > One would think this would be a great prank for teenagers and drunken > college parties. My goodness, they could wreak havoc at their college > library! (Or their rivals') > > I am finding this whole discussion very interesting, and want to > encourage you all again, to call Sports Illustrated yourselves. In this > case, perhaps to say, do they have many people call & request that > issues not be sent? Do they always honor them? Can you request, then, > that the next issue not be sent to your neighbor because he has an > unnatural interest in Tiger Woods, who you hear is going to be on the > cover? > > Think of it as a good deed, to enliven their workday & sharpen their > thinking skills ;-) > > 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 Couillard, Monique > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:55 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 > > > >