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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We have never subscribed to these journals due to the cost and the poor service. There are two universities in our system who subscribed to VR to split the cost and they have been having trouble receiving the journal. If ARLIS/NA decides to send a collaborative response to G&B, you may wish to approach VRA as well. There are several (many?) slide curators who are also unhappy with G&B. Perhaps an effort by both organizations would send a wake up call. ***************************** Sheryl Frisch Slide Curator Department of Art & Design Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93407 805-756-2078 [log in to unmask] ***************************** On Mon, 9 Sep 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > We have taken the same stance as Beryl, we have cancelled both titles (publish > by Gordon & Breach) because of the outrageous and continuous price increases. > would be in favor of a collective ARLIS/NA response to G & B. > > Leslie Abrams > Head, Art & Architecture Library, and Music Library > Univ. of California, San Diego > > > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > In partial response to Christopher Quinn's query about Computers and the Histo > Art, I reviewed our subscription information and, after calls to IDP (the dist > I found exactly what he did--the subscription price is now a hefty $326.58 for > 6. That is more than double the price for volume 5 (which was also hefty, I t > at $135.00). Although there is good information to be found between the cover > CHArt, I have cancelled that subscription--which now has joined VR-Visual Reso > a blank spot on the serials shelves. I firmly believe that it is becoming ess > let publishers know that libraries are not to be bilked. We will pay fair mar > for publications, but when the prices are unrealistic we must let them know th > are not indispensable. > > Can we, as an organization, perhaps organize and put pressure where it is due > encourage more realistic pricing of journals? > > Beryl Smith > Art Librarian > Rutgers University Art Library > [log in to unmask] > > > >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) > >Received: from UCSD.EDU by mail.ucsd.edu; id OAA25871 sendmail 8.6.12/UCSD-2. > >Received: from lsv.uky.edu (lsv.uky.edu [128.163.1.15]) by UCSD.EDU (8.7.5/8. > >Received: from lsv (128.163.1.15) by lsv.uky.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.0a) > >Received: from LSV.UKY.EDU by LSV.UKY.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8b) with > >Received: from UKCC.uky.edu by lsv.uky.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.0a) with > >Received: from UKCC.UKY.EDU by UKCC.uky.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with BSMTP id > >Received: from ukcc.uky.edu (NJE origin LSTOWN@UKCC) by UKCC.UKY.EDU (LMail > >Resent-Subject: Computers and the History of Art > >Received: from UKCC (NJE origin SMTP@UKCC) by UKCC.UKY.EDU (LMa > >Received: from lsv.uky.edu by U > >Receive > >Received: from amenti.rutgers.e > >Received: (from smithb@localhost) by amenti.rutgers.edu (8.6.12+best > >X-Mailer: Z-Mail Lite (3.2.0 5jul94) > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.000 > >Approved-By: List Mode > >Message-ID: <9 > >Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 17:47:01 EDT > >Reply-T > >Sender: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST < > >From: Beryl Smith <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Computers and the History of Art > >To: Multiple re >