RE: Elsevier no longer signing consortial agreements for ScienceDirect

["Doina Farkas" <DFARKAS@library.unt.edu>]

Dear Mr. Dietz:

It is interesting to note your statement below, because as recently as
yesterday afternoon, our Texas Elsevier rep., Bradley King, confirmed that
Elsevier will no longer enter into new consortial agreements for Science
Direct.

It would be less confusing to the library community if all Elsevier
personnel would provide the same, consistent information regarding the
company's future plans.

Thank you very much.

Doina Farkas
Head, Contracts and Development Office
UNT Libraries
P.O. Box 305190
Denton, TX 76203
Phone:  (940) 565-2603
Fax: (940) 369-8760
E-Mail: DFarkas@library.unt.edu

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>>> r.dietz@elsevier.com 08/29/01 10:23PM >>>
To readers of Liblicense:

I was amazed to see this last message on liblicense.

Let me put the record straight immediately:

Elsevier has been, is and will be signing consortial agreements. While
these agreements follow generic principles across the board, clearly we
are customizing each one to suit the needs of the specific consortium at
hand.

There is absolutely no intention at Elsevier to discontinue our efforts
with consortia.  In fact at this point in time I am personally aware of
many discussions and negotiations going on with consortia around the world
and my staff in the regional sales offices of Elsevier.

Roland D.J. Dietz
Managing Director, Global Sales and Marketing
Elsevier Science
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Elsevier Science
655, Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10010-5107
Tel 212-633-3945
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-----Original Message-----
From: Doina Farkas [mailto:DFARKAS@library.unt.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:32 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu 
Subject: Elsevier no longer signing consortial agreements for
ScienceDirect

From: ramirez@amigos.org 
Subject: UNT - ScienceDirect
To: dfarkas@library.unt.edu 
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:11:43 -0500

Hello Doina,

You had asked me a couple of months ago if Amigos would be offering
ScienceDirect (Elsevier). I checked with Jeff and he contacted another
library network that had worked with Elsevier to offer consortial pricing.
The network said that Elsevier had told them that they were no longer
offering consortial licenses or shared access.

Some vendors prefer to deal directly with libraries instead of working
with networks or consortia.

Bea Ramirez
A-Plus Services/Product Specialist
Amigos Library Services
14400 Midway Rd
Dallas, TX 75244
ramirez@amigos.org 
www.amigos.org 
800/843-8482
972/851-8000 ext.106
972/991-6061 Fax