ACQNET v1n112 (October 3, 1991) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v1n112 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 112, October 3, 1991 ======================================== (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (8 lines) (2) FROM: Rick Anderson SUBJECT: Purchasing music on CDs (26 lines) (3) FROM: Marylou Hale SUBJECT: Purchasing music on CDs (24 lines) (4) FROM: Jim Mumm SUBJECT: Publishers on ACQNET, junk e-mail (34 lines) (5) FROM: Marylou Hale SUBJECT: World Tourism Organization (13 lines) (6) FROM: George Gibbs SUBJECT: Call for nominations, ALCTS Esther J. Piercy Award (39 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: October 3, 1991 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Jennifer Reeves Supervisor of Acquisitions Bucknell University Library E-mail: JREEVES@JADE.BUCKNELL.EDU (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 91 08:48:47 MDT From: Rick Anderson Subject: CD vendors At BYU we've begun dealing directly with Polygram, a major distributor of classical and jazz labels. The labels in their group include Philips, London, L'Oiseau-Lyre, Deutsche Grammophon (and Archiv), Argo, and Verve. They give university libraries and radio stations a special deal: you get their labels' discs for $6.50. They put a small hole in the corner of each jewel case (to prevent these discs being sold at retail), but that shouldn't affect their usefulness to your library in any way. The discs themselves aren't touched. By eliminating a middleman distributor like Music Library Service, you end up saving around 50% -- CDs generally run from $11.00 to $13.00 for libraries. Of course, there are still some good classical labels whose stuff you'll have to get elsewhere -- those from the Harmonia Mundi group, for example, or the East Europeans like Supraphon and Hungaraton. But you'll find that you save a bundle, I think, by going direct to Polygram where possible. Another very good source for jazz is Fantasy, a label which picked up the back catalogues from Prestige, Riverside, Contemporary and other labels and began re-releasing them on the Original Jazz Classics series several years ago. If you deal directly with them you can get their discs for $7.00 each, with no holes. It's a great way to start a good jazz collection; some of the best records ever made are available on that series. If you want more info on these things, let me know. I can give you addresses and numbers. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 91 15:46:01 -0700 From: Marylou Hale Subject: Music CDs I asked our Assistant Head of Nonbook (Joan Rozzi) to answer the question about Music CDs. She has provided me with the following information. Our collection development policy consists of input from the music faculty and a gradual replacement of damaged LP's with CD copies. For jazz, we use: Key Note Music Group, 10 Front Street, P.O. Box 200, Collins- ville, CT 06022-0200 (203-693-1723). They also have classical, blues, and rock. They send a monthly newsletter and status reports in a timely manner. They offer a discount of $.50/CD for 6-12 ordered, $.75/CD for 13-20 ordered, and $1.00/CD for 21-50 ordered. They are reliable. For classical we use: Chambers Records & Video Corp, 2 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (914-699-1666). They can provide a wide variety of classical tunes but are slower in reporting the status of items ordered. They offer a 10% discount and can often provide titles not available elsewhere. For popular and classical, we use: Professional Media Service Corp, 19122 S Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90248 (800-223-7672). They offer a 20% discount, are very reliable, and sent status reports in a timely manner. (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1991 10:12 CDT From: Jim Mumm <9724MUMMJ@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU> Subject: Publishers on ACQNET How about offering to publishers a separate list (call it something like ACQADS) where they can advertise all they want? It can be indexed (much like ACQNET) and sent to users who wish to subscribe. The users can then choose to accept or delete whatever they want. If a publisher wants to advertise in ACQNET, they can be directed to send their solicitations to the other list. It seems to me this would accomplish a few goals: 1. This would provide publishers with an environment where their E-Ads can be acceptable. 2. This would provide somewhat of a target audience for publishers because the individuals who subscribe to the service would be more likely to accept the ads, as opposed to the general e-mail public being willing to accept such material. 3. This would provide the recipients with a "packaged" advertising service. If they have time to look at the ads, they can. If they don't have time, or if they see nothing of interest in the opening index they can simply delete the file. One question I have, though, in all of this is: How eager are the publishers to use e-mail anyway? I don't see a lot of junk fax-mail, and I've not experienced much junk e-mail. I suspect the publishers are somewhat aware of what annoys their audience and they try to avoid antagonizing their clients. Then again, maybe I'm totally wrong. (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 91 15:25:37 -0700 From: Marylou Hale Subject: World Tourism Prepayments Has anyone successfully received materials from the World Tourism Organization in Spain after prepaying them? We have conflicting opinions within our own Library. One states that the subscriptions have been received in a timely manner without the necessity of claiming. A second person states that she has prepaid items in January and has yet to see any of them. Since I have a rather large order, I am reluctant to part with the dollars unless I have more information. Has anyone dealt with them and had any successes? (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 02 Oct 91 09:20:33 CST From: George Gibbs Subject: Esther J. Piercy Award This is a call for nominees for the Esther J. Piercy Award. The Esther J. Piercy Award was established by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) in 1968 and is given each year in which the jury believes there is a qualified candidate. It is presented in recognition of a contribution to librarianship in the field of technical services by a librarian with not more than *10* years of professional experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing contributions and leadership in any of the fields comprising technical services by such means as: a) leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional, or national levels; b) contributions to the development, application, contributions to the development, application, or utilization of new or improved methods, techniques, and routines; c) a significant contribution to professional literature; and d) conduct of studies or research in the technical services. A letter of nomination should include the name of the nominee, the date that the nominee entered his/her first professional position, and a formal statement of nomination, including a brief rationale. Also, enclose a resume or narrative career outline. Letters of endorsement from others should provide additional evidence of the worthiness of the nominee. Deadline for nomination is December 1, 1991. Send nominations to or direct questions to: George E. Gibbs Chair, Piercy Award Jury 502 Watson Library University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 (913) 864-3601 ggibbs@ukanvm.bitnet Please share this information with others in your institution. ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 112 ****** END OF FILE *******