Re: Blackwell Policy

["Monica Metz-Wiseman (ADM)" <monica@dudley.lib.usf.edu>]

Regarding Blackwell's policy to exact a January-December subscription
period with no prorating, I have experienced the same with the American
Meteorological Society.  Their journals include:

			Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
			Journal of Applied Meteorology
			Journal of Physical Oceanography
			Monthly Weather Review
			Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
			Journal of Climate
			Journal of Hydrometeorology
			Bulletin of the American Meteorological Assoc.
			Earth Interactions

Monica Metz-Wiseman, Virtual Library Project Manager
University of South Florida Libraries
LIB 122 4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL  33620
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Selden Durgom Lamoureux wrote:

> Last fall we initiated a conversation with Blackwell Science (which later
> included Blackwell Publishing) for their electronic journal package.
> Their pricing and content are attractive.  But they just sent us the
> license this month, and with it the news that their policy requires a
> January - December subscription year and prohibits them from prorating.
>
> I have a strong initial reaction to this, but insufficient experience to
> judge wisely.  Do other publishers have and exercise such policies for
> their electronic packages, or is Blackwell outside the norm?
>
> -Selden
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