Georgie,
Just one clarification here from YBP. Our agreement with GALE allows us
to match *any* offer that they make directly to a library (and I have
just confirmed this with GALE). Either there has been a
misunderstanding or someone is not being entirely straightforward. That
said, libraries have choices and choices are good for everyone -
including YBP. On a related point, however, costs come in many forms.
We have had *many* libraries purchase cataloguing from YBP after having
purchased packages from Springer or Oxford or Wiley, etc. Often times,
we are learning that simple publisher discount for content turned out to
have hidden costs in terms of library processing of the order and making
the content accessible to patrons - services publishers generally do not
appreciate (as one colleague in that sector recently put it, "Mention of
MARC records sends me running for the cyanide tablets.").
Best regards.
Mike
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Director, Global Consortia & eContent Sales Strategy
YBP Library Services
999 Maple Street
Contoocook, New Hampshire 03229
http://www.ybp.com <http://www.ybp.com>
mzeoli_at_ybp.com <mailto:mzeoli_at_ybp.com>
(603) 748-3529
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Subject: Re: [ACQNET-L] eBook Purchasing
We purchase ebrary books straight through YBP, but with Gale Virtual
Reference books, and when we've bought things like the Oxford
Scholarship Online, I've talked directly with the vendor because they've
been able to give us a great discount. With the Gale e-books, for
example, I send our rep a list of the titles we want (twice a year) and
then she sends back a price quote. It's better than their price in
Gobi/YBP often.
With the ebrary books, though, we've figured out a "shelf-ready" style
program where the MARC records come in from YBP in a batch load, with
our URL for the e-book (including our proxy information) already in the
856 field. That makes buying the ebrary e-books from YBP very easy and
fast.
Good luck!
Georgie
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Georgie Donovan, Asst. Professor
Coordinator, Bibliographic Services
Belk Library :: Appalachian State University
w :: 828.262.7571
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Subject: [ACQNET-L] eBook Purchasing
For years, we have provided access to ebooks, via our local OPAC, by
virtue of membership in a state-wide consortium. We are now considering
purchasing titles, not part of consortium purchases, on our own, and I'm
wondering about the pros and cons of purchasing through a library
jobber, such as YBP, vs individual aggregators, such as ebrary,
Netlibrary, EBL, Gale, etc.
I'd like to know what others of you are doing. Thanks, in advance, for
your insights.--Lcj
Laverne C. Jenkins , MLS
Technical Services Librarian
Cuyahoga Community College
Library Technical Services
2900 Community College Avenue, MSS507
Cleveland, OH 44115 -3123
Voice: (216) 987-3437
Fax: 216-987-3352
Email: laverne.jenkins_at_tri-c.edu <mailto:laverne.jenkins_at_tri-c.edu>
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