Article
Learning from the Swets Fallout
Serials Review
(2015)
Abstract
New column editor, Christine L. Ferguson, provides her first installment of the Balance Point column focusing on the fallout of the Swets bankruptcy in September 2014. This installment outlines the consequences for libraries and reactions of publishers after the bankruptcy and discusses lessons learned by libraries and other subscription agents. Several subscription agents interviewed discussed the issue of financial stability; the responsibility of libraries to understand the holistic financial health of their vendors is also discussed.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2015.1068153
Publisher Statement
This version of "Learning from the Swets Fallout" is a self-archived post-print of the accepted version or final draft of the article, as permitted by the Taylor and Francis author agreement.
Citation Information
Christine L Ferguson. "Learning from the Swets Fallout" Serials Review Vol. 41 Iss. 3 (2015) p. 190 - 193 ISSN: 0098-7913 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christine-l-ferguson/44/