Re: Online access with print institutional subscriptions (Batya Malik) Marcia Tuttle 15 Mar 2000 17:16 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:12:53 +0200 From: Batya Malik <malikb@MAIL.BIU.AC.IL> Subject: Re: Online access with print institutional subscriptions (Julie Simoneaux) Here in Israel we have formed a consortium of seven Academic institutions, which entitles us to a discount, and also gives each University electronic access to journals to which they do not subscribe. It's worth trying to do it this way. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MRS BATYA MALIK * * BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY * * CENTRAL LIBRARY * * PERIODICALS DEPT. * * RAMAT GAN 52900 * * TEL. 972-(0)3-5318165 * * FAX 972-(0)3-5353116 * * EMAIL: MALIKB@MAIL.BIU.AC.IL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:46:04 -0500 > From: "Simoneaux, Julie" <jsimoneaux@ECRI.ORG> > Subject: Online access with print institutional subscriptions > > Hello friends, > > I know this has been discussed before but I'm frustrated and want to bring > it up again. > > I am currently going through the 1100 journals that we receive and trying to > register as many as possible for online access. > > I am frustrated because Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Mosby, and Mary > Ann Liebert (to name a few) are charging additional fees for online > institutional access to titles they publish. I know that I should not be > surprised that they are charging additional money for a site license. I am > just surprised that libraries can afford these fees. > > How do you justify paying for the information twice?I know, as a > non-profit there will be no way we will be able to pay for a journal twice. > Do you have statistics or demands from faculty or researchers?Are you > getting discountsbecause you are part of large systems?Or are you cutting > print subscriptions to pay for these titles? > > It seems that we are allowing the publishers to dictate everything.The > publishers are justifying the costs because the electronic systems are new > or because more people can use them.I think that is a bunch of junk. Is > there a way we can force publishers to cut down on costs?I know our > researches want our library to purchase titles so they don't have to pay for > memberships.We then pay a higher cost because we pay the institutional > rate for the journal.Isn't that enough to begin with for more people to > use the title?Why even more when we want online access? > > I know there are no answers to many of these questions.I just hate the > fact that publishers who don't even care enough about their product to > promise archiving the material online are still controlling us.No > guarantees from them ever. > > Oh well, any help on how your institution is justifying the cost would be > appreciated, > > Julie > > (My opinion is my own.My email messages do not reflect the opinion of > ECRI.) > > Julia Simoneaux (jsimonea@ecri.org) > Serials Librarian > ECRI, a not-for-profit health services research agency > 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 > (610) 825-6000 V Ext. 5184 > (610) 834-7366 F > > > Julia Simoneaux (jsimonea@ecri.org) > Serials Librarian > ECRI, a not-for-profit health services research agency > 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 > (610) 825-6000 V Ext. 5184 > (610) 834-7366F >