I hear that there is a thread about the demise of Swets at "SERIALST" which
may be helpful to you! To join, send a message to
listserv_at_listserv.nasig.org.
There is no way that "do it yourself" can beat the efficiency of a good
subscription agent.
All the best,
Kimberley Shaw
Wellesley College Library
On May 28, 2015 6:37 PM, <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Our Dean has been making noises about the possibility of our abandoning
> the use of a subscription agent and handling
> subscription/renewal/claiming/billing issues ourselves. Despite our having
> reduced the number of individually priced titles from thousands to hundreds
> by grasping publisher packages, I still shudder at the idea of trying to do
> this ourselves.
>
>
>
> Over the past couple of years I have seen eloquent justifications for the
> use of serials jobbers posted to the listserv by colleagues, particularly
> in the wake of the Swets collapse. Regrettably, I cannot find any of these
> in my e-mail archive. So I appeal to our collective wisdom for specifics
> as to why the use of a jobber is efficient and cost-effective. Certainly I
> have reasons why I would prefer not to discontinue the use of a jobber, but
> being able to include comments from other libraries will simply strengthen
> my argument, or remind me of things that I have forgotten or never
> experienced.
>
>
>
> So please feed me your comments, justifications, and experiences, good or
> bad.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> mb
>
>
>
> W. Michael Bell
>
> Assistant Dean and Head of Collection Services Department
>
> UTC Library
>
> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>
> 423-425-2670
>
> mike-bell_at_utc.edu
>
>
>
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