[Web4lib] [Publib] Library Journal

[Robert Balliot]

Heather,

I was not aware of the change of corporate ownership.

What were the 'errors'?

LJ might actually *be entertaining* if Joe Schallan were one of the editors.


R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com



On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:41 AM, McCormack, Heather (RBI-US) <
HMcCormack at reedbusiness.com> wrote:

>  Hello, Robert.
>
> Just want to correct a few errors in your post (I head *Library Journal*'s
> Book Review): As of March 1, 2010, *LJ* is owned by Media Source, Inc. (
> http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6720812.html?q=Media+Source),
> which also owns Junior Library League and The Horn Book. With our new
> owners, *LJ*'s editors--many of whom hold masters in library science (among
> other advanced degrees) and have worked in libraries, on top of possessing
> the requisite editing skills--will continue to do what they've always done,
> that is, offer balanced, accurate, timely, and often entertaining news,
> features, and book reviews to help librarians do their jobs better.
>
> Without a doubt, librarians help us achieve that goal by writing the vast
> majority of our features and book reviews. While we do not pay for single
> book reviews, we do compensate our many columnists and feature writers.
>
> More later,
> Heather McCormack
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
> publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Robert Balliot
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:12 PM
> *To:* Richard Wiggins
>
> *Cc:* publib at webjunction.org; web4lib at webjunction.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Publib] [Web4lib] Library Journal
>
>
>   Is LJ of great interest to Librarians, or is it more of a name-brand
> habit?  The brand was purchased by Reed. Aren't the editors are mostly
> journalism majors?  The control is corporate. How relevant are they? And,
>  there is that pesky problem with *accuracy*.
>
> No, I wouldn't spend $100 for a subscription or share it if it was $10. It
> is simply not relevant outside of the book reviews - which they get for free
> from Librarians like me who were willing to share.
>
> If Joe Schallan was the editor, though, I might seriously reconsider.
>
> R. Balliot
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> No doubt Library Journal charges the library premium rate because
>> librarians
>> will share the copy their library receives by subscription.
>>
>> An interesting experiment would be for LJ to charge the high rate for
>> issues
>> sent to libraries, and a low rate (maybe even as cheap as Wired) for
>> issues
>> sent to residences.
>>
>> You could measure:
>>
>> -- How many librarians would pay in 2010 for a journal of great interest
>> to
>> them in order to have their own copy on paper in their homes?
>>
>> -- How many librarians (and libraries) would cheat by bringing a "home"
>> copy
>> into their library?
>>
>> -- What would be the net effect on LJ revenues?
>>
>> /rich
>>
>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Robert L. Balliot <
>> rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I received a mailing from Library Journal today with a - Special Offer
>> for
>> > Professionals.
>> > Using the professional courtesy voucher, I can get a 'courtesy rate' of
>> > $101.99.
>> > That is a saving of 35%!
>> >
>> > I knew my MLIS was valuable, but I had no idea how valuable until I got
>> the
>> > voucher.  :-)
>> >
>> > Wired at $10 a year is much, much more relevant for current information
>> > professionals.
>> >
>> > Contrast this:  http://www.libraryjournal.com/
>> >
>> > With this:  http://www.wired.com/
>> >
>> > *************************************************
>> > Robert L. Balliot
>> > Skype: RBalliot
>> > Bristol, Rhode Island
>> > http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
>> > *************************************************
>> >
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