[Ed. note: If you use Kamkin, you need to contact them to find out the
latest news. There has been information also distributed on SERIALST
about this topic. Go to :
http://list.uvm.edu/archives/serialst.html
to view the Nov. 2001 archives.
ACQNET wishes to only print factual information and not cause
speculation. Please contact Kamkin directly if you are a customer.]
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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:03:17 -0500
From: Nancy Slight-Gibney (Univ. of Oregon) <nsg_at_OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Subject: Status of Kamkin
I would like to know what other libraries are planning to do in terms
of renewing subscriptions with Victor Kamkin Bookstore, Inc. Apparently
there is some dispute about the financial stability of the company.
As we know, nothing will kill a vendor faster than starting (and passing
along) rumors that their demise is immiment.
I have seen the complaint letter from "Inform-Systema" and the Kamkin
response. Any additional information or hard data regarding their
performance would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance -
Nancy
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Nancy Slight-Gibney voice: 541/346-1831
Head, Acquisition Department fax: 541/346-3485
Anthropology Subject Specialist email: nsg_at_oregon.uoregon.edu
Room 121G Knight Library
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1200
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:52:55 -0500
From: Karen Clift (Miami U. of Ohio) <kdc_at_lib.muohio.edu>
Subject: Kamkin
Have any of you heard of any problems with Victor Kamkin, Inc? We've
had another vendor contact us, offering to take over the titles with
Kamkin because Kamkin has developed a financial problem, and we hadn't
heard anything. Thanks for your input.
Karen Clift, Acquisitions Libn, Miami University, Oxford
Received on Sun Dec 02 2001 - 16:53:21 EST