Re Subscription services: In an rfp/competitive bid environment a Popular quote will most always come in lower than an EBSCO quote. This partially on account EBSCO handles more titles than Popular does. A smaller library that buys relatively few and only the most common titles probably would realize a savings by utilizing Popular. A library the size of GDL might end up seeing said savings being eaten up, and then some, in staff time by having to direct order titles that Popular doesn't handle. EBSCO is EBSCO; they are the biggest and, in my 26+ years of experience, usually the most expensive. Wolper does offer outstanding customer service. They helped us make a very smooth transition following the Faxon implosion debacle of a number of years ago. Another vendor to consider is WT Cox. TLN just negotiated a statewide discount with WT Cox. This WT Cox statewide discount offer is good through December 31, 2014. Please contact your friendly neighborhood library cooperative director, in GDL's case Denise Hooks, for details. Jim Flury Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury@tln.lib.mi.us ----- Original Message ----- From: michlib-l-request@mcls.org To: michlib-l@mcls.org Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6:00:02 PM Subject: Michlib-l Digest, Vol 11, Issue 16 Send Michlib-l mailing list submissions to michlib-l@mcls.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to michlib-l-request@mcls.org You can reach the person managing the list at michlib-l-owner@mcls.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Michlib-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Subscription Services (Darwin McGuire) 2. 2014 Michigan Libraries for Life - An invitation to all Michigan libraries! (Reish, Karren (MDE)) 3. Basic E-rate training, June 18 - registration open (White, Shannon (MDE)) 4. Free: 25 copies of "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" (Colleen Leddy) 5. Library Internship (conklins@boynelibrary.org) 6. Re: Free: 25 copies of "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" (Colleen Leddy) 7. Systems Librarian Posting at Central Michigan University (Powers, Susan Faye) 8. Clear Boundary Maps (Erin Schm?ndt) 9. Employment opportunity (Paulette Medvecky ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:46:37 +0000 From: Darwin McGuire <dmcguire@thegdl.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Subscription Services To: "michlib-l@lists.mcls.org" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Message-ID: <0D5CB979048AFE419950A54BAC2828F40BAADC0C@email.thegdl.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, everyone. I don't recall the subject of magazine subscription services being discussed lately. Would you be willing to share your experiences with companies you may have used? We have used EBSCO for years, but Popular Subscription Service promises to save us money, and Wolper promises outstanding customer service. And I know there are other companies that also offer this service. Anything you are willing to share would be much appreciated. Thanks. Darwin McGuire Technical Services Manager Genesee District Library 4195 W. Pasadena Ave. Flint, MI 48504 810-230-3329 Telephone 810-732-1161 FAX