Responses to the following posting:
From: Kenneth Murr <krmrr_at_CLEMSON.EDU>
Hi,
Having received Wiley's proposed pricing for electronic access to
subscribed journals, I thought I'd see what other people are going to
do. We have been getting free electronic access to the journals we
subscribe to from Wiley (51) for 1 user at a time.
To maintain this access after Dec. 31 will cost 5% of our subscription
price. We can get enhanced electronic access (unlimited users, tokens for
non-subscribed titles, and a few additional goodies) for the same 5%
increase. However, that does not include the printed works which will cost
an additional 10%. Neither of these models consider the anticipated rate
increases; though the enhanced version with a multi-year contract restricts
rate hikes to 6.5% (Gosh, I did not know that database storage and memory
prices were going up so fast and, of course, the authors are going to get
BIG pay increases.)
Personally, I hate this business model. I shall not go into the economics
of electronic data delivery. But, when other major publishers are lowering
my costs by providing electronic access, I can not see paying extra for
something that costs the publisher less. I have recommended that we go
with print only; recognizing that many users will be unhappy. Heck, I will
be unhappy.
What are you going to do?
Kenneth R. Murr
===#1
From: "Seiler, Susi L." <sseiler_at_miami.edu>
We have not yet made a decision, but are leaning toward providing electronic
access to the most popular 5-10 titles. Of course, without usage
statistics, it will be hard to identify the top 5-10...
Susi Seiler
Head of Collection Resource Management
Richter Library
University of Miami
305-284-2647
===#2
From: Leon Divel <divel_at_mail.pittstate.edu>
We cannot afford an additional cost so we are just staying with the
paper and hope something will change in the future. Thanks. Leon Divel
Periodicals Librarian. divel_at_pittstate.edu
Received on Fri Sep 07 2001 - 07:14:23 EDT