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Re: Fwd: problems - AnthroSource & Wiley - problems Ken Siegert 03 Feb 2009 15:54 UTC

Very interesting . . . seems that now they can "officially" embargo
Anthropology News, since they have the 20 year gap filled.  I'm still
not clear why they would impose an embargo on a newsletter.

On Feb 3, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Andrea Serra wrote:

> I just checked this morning and it looks like the coverage gap has
> been filled in on the AnthroSource site. All issues seem to be
> available to us to present on the InterScience site, so thanks for
> the heads up, Ken.
>
> I haven't heard any news re: how long Wiley will keep the
> AnthroSource site up. Hopefully they will let us know if and when
> they plan to discontinue it.
>
> Andrea
>
> At 09:08 AM 2/2/2009, you wrote:
>> Andrea,
>>
>> Your notes from 1/9/07 are rather interesting.  After doing a little
>> more investigating this morning, I found that there is MORE content
>> available for Anthropology News, directly from the Wiley website.
>> The AnthroSource site still shows the gap in coverage, but obviously
>> the embargo is in effect.
>>
>> Also interesting is that we seem to have complete access to
>> Anthropology News on the Wiley website (I randomly selected 3 issues,
>> plus the oldest and most recent).  But, this could be due to the
>> problems from the Wiley-Blackwell merger during Summer 2008.  Last
>> summer, Wiley couldn't figure out how to fix our access, so they
>> ended up giving us access to around 1200+ titles, which were all set
>> to expire 1/31/2009.  I think I'm getting my first headache of the
>> week . . .
>>
>> I wonder how long Wiley will keep the AnthroSource website up and
>> running?
>>
>> --Ken
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Andrea Serra wrote:
>>
>>> I have the following notes in our records for the title you
>>> mentioned:
>>>
>>> 1/9/07 - AAA is currently working on getting 1980-2004 content up
>>> on the site, and AnthroSource expects it to be available within the
>>> next month.  When this missing content is added, institutional
>>> access will be restricted by a 10-year moving wall. Only content
>>> older than 10 years will be available to our patrons.
>>> 8/24/07 - Later content still not available. Sent an e-mail to
>>> AnthroSource requesting target date for this update.
>>> 8/29/07 - Email from AnthroSource that their IT department expects
>>> content to be available mid- to late Oct. 2007.
>>>
>>> There still seems to be no 1980-2004 content posted.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> Andrea
>>>
>>> At 03:47 PM 1/30/2009, you wrote:
>>>> I have received some feedback from Mandy Winfield @ Wiley UK.  You
>>>> can see her answers below (not sure if the colors will come through
>>>> on the email or not).
>>>>
>>>> One thing that she mentioned is that the reason we don't have
>>>> access
>>>> to recent issues of Anthropology News is that there is a 10 year
>>>> embargo for institutions.  I don't remember ever having this
>>>> problem
>>>> before.  I responded back to her for further clarification on that
>>>> title.  Anyone else remember having an embargo on Anthropology
>>>> News?
>>>>
>>>> It also appears that they will be sending something out to SERIALST
>>>> the next time they have an update.
>>>>
>>>> --Ken
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Ken,
>>>>>
>>>>> Following on from my email yesterday, regarding the below
>>>>> questions
>>>>> you raised, I haven't got answers for all but have commented on
>>>>> what we are doing about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also regarding the posting an email to the Serial list the
>>>>> Publishing Manager for AnthroSource has agreed that the next
>>>>> set of
>>>>> communication that goes out we will also send to the Serials List.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope this is useful and will keep you updated with the progress
>>>>> on the things I am following up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks for all of your feedback provided below.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mandy Winfield - Business Systems Support Specialist
>>>>> Journal Services for John Wiley & Sons
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Ken Siegert [mailto:ken.siegert@fandm.edu]
>>>>> Sent: 28 January 2009 20:11
>>>>> To: Winfield, Mandy - Oxford
>>>>> Cc: Ken Siegert
>>>>> Subject: Fwd: problems - AnthroSource & Wiley - problems
>>>>> Importance: High
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Mandy,
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any updates on the items listed below?  Do you have a
>>>>> list of titles/volumes/dates that are not yet available on the
>>>>> AnthroSource/Wiley websites?
>>>>>
>>>>> Just a suggestion -- it might be a good idea for either you or
>>>>> someone else at Wiley to send an email to the SERIALST list.
>>>>> There
>>>>> are quite a few unhappy customers, and not all of the emails are
>>>>> sent to SERIALST, but instead are sent to individual emails.  So
>>>>> there is more discontent that Wiley might realize.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>>
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Ken Siegert <ken.siegert@FANDM.EDU>
>>>>> Date: January 23, 2009 10:13:57 AM EST
>>>>> To: "Winfield, Mandy - Oxford" <mwinfiel@wiley.com>
>>>>> Cc: Ken Siegert <ken.siegert@FANDM.EDU>
>>>>> Subject: Re: SERIALST Digest - 15 Jan 2009 to 16 Jan 2009
>>>>> (#2009-11)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Mandy,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the list.  I have a few items for you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Serials Solutions
>>>>>
>>>>> 1)  Some of the Serials Solutions links do not work; those that
>>>>> don't work are using the correct ISSN for the title, but the title
>>>>> has since changed.  For example, Anthropology and Humanism
>>>>> Quarterly has this URL -- http://www.anthrosource.net/
>>>>> Issues.aspx? issn=0193-5615.  This uses the correct ISSN for the
>>>>> title, but give
>>>>> you an error message, stating "Object reference not set to an
>>>>> instance of an object."  The URL that should be listed on Serials
>>>>> Solutions for the title Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly is
>>>>> http://www.anthrosource.net/Issues.aspx?issn=1559-9167, which is
>>>>> for the current title of Anthropology and Humanism.  It is my
>>>>> understanding from Serials Solutions that their information comes
>>>>> directly from the publisher, so corrected URLs need to be sent to
>>>>> them.  Here are the titles for which the URLs are not correct in
>>>>> Serials Solutions
>>>>
>>>>> The problem here is that Anthrosource website can only handle one
>>>>> ISSN for the same publication, so publication like this that
>>>>> changed name and ISSN are listed under one ISSN(http://
>>>>> >>> www.anthrosource.net/Issues.aspx?issn=1559-9167). I noticed
>>>>> that
>>>>> you had mentioned Serials Solutions had fixed this problem ? I
>>>>> suppose what we could do is, knowing the old ISSNs, put in place a
>>>>> redirection that points the old one to the new URL. Robert
>>>>> would it
>>>>> be possible for you to give a list of all the old names and ISSNs
>>>>> for each publication? Some of the ones below I don't recognize and
>>>>> I get easily lost with all the Anth content
>>>>>
>>>>> Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly
>>>>> Anthropology Newsletter
>>>>> Communicator: Newsletter of the Council on Nutritional
>>>>> Anthropology
>>>>> Journal of Latin American Anthropology
>>>>> Latin American Anthropology Review
>>>>> Newsletter (Society for the Anthropology of Visual Communication)
>>>>> PIEF Newsletter
>>>>> Society for Visual Anthropology Review
>>>>> Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication
>>>>> SVA Newsletter
>>>>> SVA Review
>>>>>
>>>>> 2)  Also on Serials Solutions, the Newsletter of the Society for
>>>>> the Anthropology of the United States and Canada, is not listed.
>>>>> This is an earlier title to North American Dialogue.
>>>>>
>>>>> AnthroSource website (we are using these URLs, and not linking
>>>>> directly to Wiley) Our Content team are checking this issue
>>>>>
>>>>> 3)  We do not have access to Anthropology News (as indicated with
>>>>> the red circle and slash), Vol. 46 (2005) through the current
>>>>> issue. There is a 10 year embargo on access for institutional
>>>>> customers per the policy of the AAA. So, the lack of access is
>>>>> correct
>>>>>
>>>>> 4)  We see no content for Vol. 1-14 (1994-2007) for the title
>>>>> General Anthropology These issues are listed on AnthroSource, when
>>>>> clicking through to the issue TOCs there is no content, so Our
>>>>> Content team are checking this
>>>>>
>>>>> 5)  Vol. 1 (1976) of the title, Latin American Anthropology Group
>>>>> Contributions, is no longer listed. I am waiting for the
>>>>> Publishing
>>>>> Manager to respond on this one
>>>>>
>>>>> 6)  Most of Vol. 1-6 (1989-94) of the title, Latin American
>>>>> Anthropology Review, is no longer listed. I am waiting for the
>>>>> Publishing Manager to respond on this one
>>>>>
>>>>> 7)  Vol. 1-2 (1991/92) of the title, Newsletter of the Society for
>>>>> the Anthropology of the United States and Canada show an error #
>>>>> 4090 when attempting to access articles.  This is an earlier title
>>>>> to North American Dialogue. These issues are listed on
>>>>> AnthroSource, when clicking through to the issue TOCs there is no
>>>>> content, so Our Content team are checking this
>>>>>
>>>>> 8)  When accessing Vol. 4-14 (1990-2000) of the Bulletin of the
>>>>> Society for the Anthropology of Europe, we are prompted for a
>>>>> username / password.  This is an earlier title to the Journal of
>>>>> the Society for the Anthropology of Europe. This is because it was
>>>>> under a previous journal title, I am requesting this to be fixed,
>>>>> and access to be granted for all issues.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 20, 2009, at 5:55 AM, Winfield, Mandy - Oxford wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Ken Siegert,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your recent communication regarding the
>>>>> AnthroSource.net Website.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please find attached an Excel Spreadsheet with all the new URLS
>>>>> for
>>>>> the AnthroSource website as well as on Wiley Interscience.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can confirm that we are currently working on providing all
>>>>> matching content on both AnthroSource and Wiley Interscience for
>>>>> the collection of journals.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please accept my apologies for the disruption in online access and
>>>>> can ensure you we are working to get this corrected. I will make
>>>>> sure that your comments are passed over to the web team to look
>>>>> into.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you require any further assistance with this matter then please
>>>>> do not hesitate to contact me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mandy Winfield - Business Systems Support Specialist
>>>>> Journal Services for John Wiley & Sons
>>>>>
>>>>> Date:    Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:46:51 -0500
>>>>> From:    Ken Siegert <ken.siegert@FANDM.EDU>
>>>>> Subject: AnthroSource and Wiley-Blackwell
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe I missed this, but I don't remember seeing anything on the
>>>>> list-
>>>>> serv about this change.
>>>>>
>>>>> This morning, someone in ILL called me because our AnthroSource
>>>>> URL
>>>>> wasn't working for Latin American Anthropology Group Contributions
>>>>> (Vol. 1 1976).  We have all of our AnthroSource URLs listed as
>>>>> http://
>>>>> www.anthrosource.net/loi/xxxx (xxxx standing for the title's
>>>>> abbreviation).  I looked at it and got an error message that the
>>>>> page
>>>>> couldn't be found.  I dropped the /loi/xxxx, and was able to
>>>>> connect
>>>>> to AnthroSource.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I got there, I discovered that 1) not all of the previous
>>>>> content is on the AnthroSource site anymore, 2) the pdf and html
>>>>> links take the user to Wiley-Blackwell (initially, many of the
>>>>> articles came up with an error message #4090 on the W-B site), 3)
>>>>> the
>>>>> content that is no longer on AnthroSource is available on W-B,
>>>>> but if
>>>>> it is earlier than 1997 we are prompted for a username/password.
>>>>>
>>>>> Concerning missing content, here's an example.  With the old
>>>>> version
>>>>> of AnthroSource, we had Vol. 1-6 (1989-94) of Latin American
>>>>> Anthropology Review, now only Vol. 1 is listed on the AnthroSource
>>>>> website (under the title Journal of Latin American and Caribbean
>>>>> Anthropology).
>>>>>
>>>>> I also found that the official changes began on 12/22/08  -- click
>>>>> here for the link.
>>>>>
>>>>> After all of the problems we had when Wiley & Blackwell merged
>>>>> this
>>>>> past summer, it appears that we are going to have the same
>>>>> problems
>>>>> with AnthroSource.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else have problems??
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>> Andrea Serra
>>>> Library Assistant, Electronic Resources
>>>> Vassar College Libraries
>>>> Technical Services, Box 20
>>>> 124 Raymond Avenue
>>>> Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0020
>>>> anserra@vassar.edu
>>>> Tel.  845.437.5773
>>>> Fax. 845.437.5864
>>>
>>> Andrea Serra
>>> Library Assistant, Electronic Resources
>>> Vassar College Libraries
>>> Technical Services, Box 20
>>> 124 Raymond Avenue
>>> Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0020
>>> anserra@vassar.edu
>>> Tel.  845.437.5773
>>> Fax. 845.437.5864