Reflections on the Faxon Company |
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| Authors: | Connie Foster Bob Boissy Steve Corrsin Dan Tonkery Julia A. Gammon David R. Fritsch |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Foster is Editor of Serials Review, and Head, Department of Library Technical Services, Western Kentucky University Libraries, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576 USA;2. Boissy is Licensing Manager, Library Relations, Kluwer Acadamic Publishers, Norwell, MA 02061 USA;3. Corrsin is Head of Acquisitions, Wayne State University Libraries, Detroit, MI 48202 USA;4. Tonkery is Vice President, Director of Business Development, EBSCO Information Services, Birmingham, AL 35201 USA;5. Gammon is Head, Acquisitions Department, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 USA;6. Fritsch is Vice President, Sales, TDNet, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA |
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| Abstract: | AbstractConnie Foster, editor of Serials Review, opens this issue with reflections about the Faxon Company. She is joined by several contributors who had close ties with the subscription agency either as former employees or as clients. Documenting some of the milestones of the Faxon Company as well as the results of the upheaval in the business community caused by the bankruptcy of divine/RoweCom/Faxon Library Services, the contributors willingly share some experiences with and insights about a former serials subscription agency giant with services that spanned three centuries. Serials Review 2003; 29:265–275. |
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