From: Elizabeth Ayer <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:37:30 +0000 Below is a response from the AMS Associate Executive Director, Publishing regarding the Swets bankruptcy filing. While we realize that there have been many posts to the listserv regarding Swets, this message provides details about the AMS commitment to working individually with institutions, and our offer to grace institutions who have already paid Swets for 2015. We also post announcements and resources on our page for librarians on ams.org: <http://www.ams.org/publications/librarian> -Beth Ayer, AMS Web Editor ************ AMS Response to Swets Bankruptcy Filing The American Mathematical Society (AMS) will work individually with all institutions that paid for 2015 subscriptions to AMS products through Swets & Zeitlinger Group BV, prior to their announcement on September 22, 2014, to ensure that institutions receive uninterrupted access to our publications and database products. We ask that your institution provides the AMS with proof of payment for 2015 products. We would also ask that you commit to subscribe to those same products for the following year, 2016. AMS will work with you to be certain you do not have to pay a second time for your 2015 subscriptions. Note that if the product is available in electronic format, electronic only access will be granted. For print only products, the AMS will provide print format. As a scientific society as well as publisher, our mission is to provide a stable environment for the dissemination of scholarship and research. We believe this policy best reflects that mission. Your commitment to subscribe in 2016 should be a good faith commitment. We hope that the money paid for subscriptions is recovered and eventually applied for its original purchase. If only a portion is recovered and returned to the institutions, we hope to receive a proportional share in return for our pledge of uninterrupted service. Note that if you have not yet paid for your 2015 subscriptions, we would be happy to work either directly with your institution or through your preferred agent. Please contact Lori Sprague ([log in to unmask]) if you have any questions about this notification or your AMS product subscriptions. Sincerely, Robert Harington, PHD Associate Executive Director, Publishing American Mathematical Society ________________________________ Elizabeth Ayer Web Editor American Mathematical Society 201 Charles Street Providence, RI 02904 Phone: +1 401.455.4191