HARRASSOWITZ NEWS No. 72

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

Liblicense-l Readers:  This newsletter issue from Harrassowitz seems
particularly apposite for our list, with a lot of good ejournal
information, so I've taken the liberty of forwarding it to all. Ann
Okerson

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Subject: Re: HARRASSOWITZ NEWS No. 72, September 4, 2003 

HARRASSOWITZ NEWS No. 72, September 4, 2003

In this issue of the NEWS, HARRASSOWITZ would like to bring to your
attention some recent developments regarding e-journals from a number of
publishers.

All of the e-journals mentioned below can be ordered through HARRASSOWITZ.
To place an order, or to ask for further information about ordering,
please send an e-mail to service@harrassowitz.de.

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72.1 Tiered pricing becomes more prevalent for e-journals
72.2 Digitized backfiles available from several publishers
72.3 New pricing structure for BMJ site licenses; bmj.com to remain free
through 2004
72.4 New options for Royal Society of Medicine journals
72.5 New pricing model for Palgrave Macmillan journals
72.6 Cambridge University Press pricing options for 2004
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72.1 Tiered pricing becomes more prevalent for e-journals

As HARRASSOWITZ receives pricing information from publishers for
subscription year 2004, one thing is clear: an increasing number of
publishers are providing tiered pricing for site-wide access to their
e-journals, based on institutional FTE counts.

We would like to draw your attention to HARRASSOWITZ's e-journal
subscription services, which include keeping a record of your FTE counts,
IP address ranges, institutional contacts, and provider ID's (e.g. Ingenta
ID).  When you ask HARRASSOWITZ to manage your e-journal subscriptions,
all this information will automatically be forwarded to the publishers,
simplifying the transactions, and minimizing the amount of effort required
from library staff.

Please contact service@harrassowitz.de with inquiries and requests for
price quotes for electronic journals.

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72.2 Digitized backfiles available from several publishers

HARRASSOWITZ has recently received notifications from several publishers
announcing the availability of digitized backfiles.  Libraries that would
like to order any of the following backfiles or would like to receive a
price quote should contact service@harrassowitz.de.

American Chemical Society Journal Archives Content
http://pubs.acs.org/archives/index.html
Please contact service@harrassowitz.de for a quote.

American Institute of Physics Extended Online Back Files
The American Institute of Physics offers to add online backfiles to 2004
subscriptions for most of its titles for an additional charge.  Further
information is available at
http://www.aip.org/journal_catalog/2004NonmemberRateFixed.pdf

Annual Review Electronic Back Volume Collection
http://www.annualreviews.org/inst-subscribers/ebvc.asp

APS Legacy Content  from The American Physiological Socierty
http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/future.dtl?journalcode=ajplegacy. Prices
for APS Legacy Content are available at
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/subs/legacy_content.pdf

Nature archive
Information about coverage of the archives can be found at
http://npg.nature.com/npg/servlet/Content?data=xml/07_lic_nat_arch.xml&style=xml/07_lic.xsl


RSC Journals Archive Project
http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/retrodigitisation.htm
Purchasing options and pricing are found at
http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/archive/purchasing.htm

Back files from Thieme SYNLETT & SYNTHESIS
http://www.thieme-chemistry.com/thieme-chemistry/journals/info/backfiles/index.html


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72.3 New pricing structure for BMJ site licenses; bmj.com to remain free
through 2004

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd has announced that its site license pricing
structure for 2004 has been revised:

�    The new pricing structure for BMJ Journals will make it easier and
more cost-effective for institutions to benefit from online access.

� There will be only three categories of FTE - small, medium and large.
Eliminating the X-large category and linking the online and print/online
subscription to each individual journal print price will result in a
reduction of the online subscription rate for the majority of journals,
especially for large institutions. Group 1 and 2 price bands will
disappear.  Instead, all online subscriptions are based on the individual
journal price.

� For institutions selecting a print/online subscription, the print
journal is priced as a minimal add-on.

�    Print-only subscriptions do not include full text online access.

2004 prices for BMJ Journals and Clinical Evidence are now available on the
BMJ Journals Library Resource Centre at
http://www.bmjjournals.com/subscriptions/libraries.shtml

BMJ has also announced that access to bmj.com will remain free to all
throughout 2004. However, in 2005, after ten years of being freely
accessible, bmj.com will introduce a limited charging structure for some
of its content.  2005 will also see the introduction of COUNTER-compliant
usage statistics along with offsite licenses similar to those for the BMJ
Journals.  For more information please read the editorial in the 2nd
August issue of BMJ at http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/327/7409/241 .

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72.4 New options for Royal Society of Medicine journals

The Journal of Medical Screening is now published by RSM Press.  Previously
published by the BMJ Publishing Group, the JMS is concerned with all
aspects of medical screening, particularly the publication of research that
advances screening theory and practice. From 2004, Standard and Online-only
subscribers can access all issues published since March 1998 on the
Internet at no extra cost. Please note that Ingenta now hosts all online
back files (HighWire Press no longer hosts any JMS online material).  ALL
subscribers must therefore register or re-register at
http://www.jmedscreen.com

RSM has announced the following subscription options for 2004:

Beginning in 2004, the Royal Society of Medicine will offer an online-only
version of those journals that are available online. The price for
online-only access will be approximately 90% of the Standard subscription
price for print plus online.   A print-only rate is only available for
selected titles which are not yet available online.

Subscriptions include access to all online backfiles and TOC alerting
services.

The 2004 pricelist is available at http://www.rsmpress.co.uk/04subrates.pdf

Please advise HARRASSOWITZ as soon as possible if you want to change any of
your current Standard subscriptions to online-only, so that your 2004
renewal invoices will be accurate.  Please direct your instructions or
questions to service@harrassowitz.de.

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72.5 New pricing model for Palgrave Macmillan journals

In 2003, Palgrave Macmillan offered the following subscription options:

     Print only
     Print plus Online
     Online only

For 2004, customers can choose either Print plus Online or Online only.
We ask all current customers to notify HARRASSOWITZ immediately which
option they would like for 2004.

Palgrave Macmillan and Berkeley Electronic Press offer together a
portfolio of 46 peer-reviewed journals (35 titles). Libraries can take
advantage of reduced prices by selecting different clusters in special
subject areas. For further information about the different clusters and
packages please go to:
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/information/BEPress_offer.pdf.

There are also attractive offers for customers who would like to add
further online-only subscriptions with a pick-and-choose option. Libraries
who order new online-only subscriptions for 2004 now will get access from 1
Oct. to Dec. 2003 added to their 2004 site license and in addition a price
deduction of 10%. By adding more than 10 titles the discount increases to
15%. A discount of 20% is offered to customers who order more than 20 new
online-only subscriptions.

For complete details, please refer to
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/information/BEPress_offer.pdf.

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72.6 Cambridge University Press pricing options for 2004

Cambridge University Press has informed us of the following new pricing
model for 2004:

1.   There is a Bundle rate for Print plus Online
2.   Print only is offered at a rate that is generally 5% less than the
Bundle rate
3.   Online only is generally 5-8% less than the print-only rate

We ask all current customers to notify HARRASSOWITZ immediately which
option they would like for 2004.  Please direct your instructions or
questions to service@harrassowitz.de.

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