ACQNET v1n005 (December 17, 1990)
URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/serials/stacks/acqnet/acq-v1n005

                    ACQNET, Vol 1, No. 5, December 17, 1990
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(1)  Date:     Thu, 13 Dec 90 10:59 EDT
     From:     "CHAMBERLAIN, CAROL" <CEC@PSULIAS.BITNET>
     Subject:  Tracking exchange rates, UK vs. US approval plans, identifying
               vendors by name
 
(2)  Date:     Fri, 14 Dec 90 16:24:57 PST
     From:     Meta Nissley (MNISSLEY@CALSTATE)
     Subject:  Bazirjian inquiry (Technical services organization)
 
(3)  Date:     Fri, 14 Dec 90 16:48:07 PST
     From:     Meta Nissley (MNISSLEY@CALSTATE)
     Subject:  Identifying vendors by name, this network's name
 
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 90 10:59 EDT
From: "CHAMBERLAIN, CAROL" <CEC@PSULIAS.BITNET>
Subject: Tracking exchange rates, UK vs. US approval plans, identifying
vendors by name
 
In response to the latest issue of ACQNET:
 
1)  Penn State does analyses of foreign exchange rates and tracks 5 years'
worth.  We do not know of any program that could do this for us.  I would
be very interested if anyone hears of such a program.  The journal, the
Bottom Line, is a good source of information for issues like this.
 
2)  We have a U.K. plan with Stevens and Brown.  We struggle with the
duplicates problem too.  We have several publisher plans that we would like
to have a vendor handle (Cambridge, Springer, etc.) but we have had no
success of having a vendor willing or able to get everything these
publishers publish - whereever they publish.  This issue has been a major
factor in our decision to stay with these separate plans.  It is not
efficient in terms of streamlining operations and having to deal with more
rather than fewer suppliers.
 
3.  I want to be able to share vendor names.  I don't think we do enough of
this and with our outstanding editor looking out for nasty statements, I
think we can be assured of staying out of trouble.
 
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Date:     Fri, 14 Dec 90 16:24:57 PST
From:     Meta Nissley (MNISSLEY@CALSTATE)
Subject:  Bazirjian inquiry (Technical services organization)
 
Several years ago during a major reorganization in the library, we moved
checkin and bindery operations to the current periodicals access area
from acquisitions.  For our purposes, the arrangement has worked well and
the user is able to retrieve or find out what the status is of an issue.
We use INNOVACQ for serials and bindery control.
 
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Date:     Fri, 14 Dec 90 16:48:07 PST
From:     Meta Nissley (MNISSLEY@CALSTATE)
Subject:  Identifying vendors by name, this network's name
 
Regarding your name ACQNET, it sounds a lot like an old hairspray, but it
is certainly clear!
 
I personally believe we should not edit vendors, publishers, etc. names from
ACQNET.  As long as it doesn't turn into bashing I think it would be useful at
times. For instance, from PACS-L I have been tipped off about the proposed
MEDLINE increase in pricing for networking stations.  It is helpful to know
specifics rather than having to speculate.  It also would also allow organiza-
tion and thinking through solutions among ourselves before taking action (e.g.
who else is writing letters and what are they saying.