American Astronomical Society subscription change

[mblake@cfa.harvard.edu]

Greetings,

The following is being forwarded on behalf of the AAS. Please 
contact Chris Biemesderfer for answers to your questions.

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In 2009, the American Astronomical Society will take a step 
toward eliminating the enterprise-scale printing of its journals. 
The AAS decided to produce the Astrophysical Journal Letters 
(ApJL) entirely on digital production equipment in 2009, and only 
to print the Letters when absolutely required.

The default journal products in 2009 will include the ApJL in the 
online edition only.

Institutional subscribers who require the bound print edition of 
the ApJL can opt for one of two products with print ApJL:

1. delivered 36 times with the main journal,

Or

2. delivered once at the end of the year in an annual bundle with 
only 3 or 4 bindings (not 36).

There will be no additional charge for these print options in 
2009, although in future years we expect to charge print 
customers for the actual costs of delivering print products.

What this means is that if you previously received ApJL in print 
and wish to continue doing so, when you process your renewal you 
must clearly specify, directly or to your subscription agent, 
that you would like to continue to receive your print issues and 
the format you prefer.

If you do not specify your desire to have print delivered, you 
will automatically default to the electronic-only option.

If you have any questions, please contact Chris Biemesderfer at 
Chris.Biemesderfer@aas.org.

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Michael R. Blake
Digital Resources Librarian and
Assistant Librarian for the John G. Wolbach Library & Information
Resource Center
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel: 617-496-7601
Fax: 617-495-7199
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/lib/