ACQNET v1n042 (March 13, 1991) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v1n042 ACQNET, Vol 1, No. 42, March 13, 1991 ===================================== (1) FROM: Marsha Clark SUBJECT: Slavic orders and subscriptions (8 lines) (2) FROM: Darrell P. Hammer SUBJECT: Slavic orders and subscriptions (26 lines) (3) FROM: Joe Barker SUBJECT: Slavic orders and subscriptions (19 lines) (4) FROM: Marsha Clark SUBJECT: Out-of-print buying (15 lines) (5) FROM: Joe Barker SUBJECT: ACQNET at 3 months (17 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 91 16:24 EST From: Marsha Clark Subject: Slavic books Now that we have all decided how to handle our Slavic serial subscriptions would anyone care to share with me who they will be using for their Slavic monograph (firm order) purchases? We only have a handful of orders each year. Thanks. (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 91 17:45 EST From: "Darrell P. Hammer" Subject: RE: Soviet publishing Thank you for sending me the material on the Slavic acquisitions problem. Clearly what we face is not just a problem but a potential catastrophe. I assume that somehow the current problem will be straightened out and we will once again be receiving Soviet periodicals. But will we get materials that are now missing - journals and newspapers published since Jan. 1 which, apparently, have not been shipped to American subscribers? In the midst of this big flap, I hope that the librarians will not lose sight of another serious problem - the emergence of new newspapers and journals which, apparently, are not being received by any American research library. To mention just two - _Rossiiskaka gazeta_, published by the Russian republic government, and _Nezavisimaia gazeta_, published by the Moscow city government. These are extremely important sources for contemporary Soviet studies and they are not, apparently, available for subscription. (I understand one can subscribe to _Rossiiskaia gazeta_ beginning July 1, 1991.) I hope that materials such as these will show up in American libraries soon. Darrell Hammer Political Science Dept. Indiana Univ. Bloomington Tel. 812-855-8784 (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 91 13:34:12 PST From: Joe Barker Subject: Slavic orders and subscriptions An update on U.S.S.R. vendor selection apres-L.E.: Berkeley transferred 26 purchase subscriptions to Kamkin March 31. Now we are setting up our other purchased serials and all of our current monograph purchasing with ZNANIE BOOKSTORE, 5237 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, 94118; 415-752-7555. This is a wholly Russian store, licensed to import serials and other materials directly from the U.S.S.R. The communications on current monographs are handled by floppy disk swapping with the U.S.S.R. We will be selecting monographs from _Novye knige_, not from an approval plan. They also accept regular firm orders. If anyone wants more information, I suggest they write directly to the book- store. (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 91 16:30 EST From: Marsha Clark Subject: Out of Print materials At NYU the collection management staff uses tools such as the _Register of Microform Masters_ , _Books on Demand_ catalog, and _Guide to Reprints_ to determine if the item wanted is available in microform or reprint. The selector then decides if the available format is acceptable. We send materials that the selector wants to have in the original manifestation to one of several out of print dealers. We generally don't worry about the location of the dealer geographically but that may be that, since we are in New York, our dealers have access to many book stores and collections. We do ask European dealers to search their out of print markets for materials published abroad. (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 91 13:04:59 PST From: Joe Barker Subject: ACQNET at 3 months Two observations on the 3-month-iversary of ACQNET: Judging from what I hear of users of networks in other sub-professions, I am convinced our material is above par in usefulness, thoughtfulness, and assis- tance in planning and managing (as opposed to getting through today's pile of routine work). I hope we never disintegrate into less. I was glad to see your statistical summary. Question: Of the 56 acq librari- ans in the list, how many are also serials librarians? I know of at least 6 or more, including me. [I don't know. The titles don't tell me clearly which people are monograph, serial, or combined acquisitions people. It will be a question on the survey. Thanks, Joe. -- Christian.] Should these statistics be packaged differently? ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE *****