From: Xiaotian Chen <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:08:03 -0500 Catherine, Yes, it would nice if years of coverage is included in invoice and license agreement. --- Xiaotian Chen Electronic Services Librarian / Associate Professor Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. 1-309-677-2839 http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~chen/ On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 1:14 AM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: "Moore, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:05:01 +0000 > > 2017 Sep 18 > > Xiaotian > > I heartily agree. A related problem is annual invoices that don’t indicate > how far back the library has access for each of the journals billed. > > > > Catherine > > > > *Catherine Moore* | Library Manager | Signature Healthcare Brockton > Hospital | Health Sciences Library > 680 Centre Street, Brockton MA 02302-3308| Tel 508-941-7208 > <(508)%20941-7208> | [log in to unmask] > > “Trusting that one source has all you’ll ever need, is believing that a > small group of men in the universe are know-it-alls.” > > > > > > > > > *From:* LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask] > CRL.EDU] *On Behalf Of *LIBLICENSE > *Sent:* Sunday, September 17, 2017 12:47 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* journal archive corners-cut with no publisher change > > > > From: Xiaotian Chen <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:28:43 -0500 > > Journal title: Psychological Reports (0033-2941) > > > > Publisher: Sage > > > > Other info: subscription not through a package, lost archives of 44 years > (1955-1998) with no notification > > > > We all see loss of archives sometimes due to journal's ownership change or > package change, but this one is outstanding, because my library started > subscription with Sage years ago and Sage still owns it. This journal is > not part of a package deal. My library has 2 Sage packages (One Premier > package and one back file package), but this journal is not on the package, > but rather, is through individual title subscription. > > > > Years ago I set up in our OpenURL link resolver that our access is from > 1955 (vol 1, no 1) to present. But today, a user reported that a request > for a 1976 article was denied. I had a look and realized that our access > now starts from 1999. That's loss of 44 years of archive. > > > > Should there be a movement to stop publishers from doing this? > > --- > Xiaotian Chen > Electronic Services Librarian / Associate Professor > Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. 1-309-677-2839 > http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~chen/ >