RE: Anyone using the ScholarlyStats service?

["Rick Anderson" <rickand@unr.edu>]

When they say "free trial," what they mean is a canned demo. 
They tell me that it would be prohibitively costly to offer real 
trial access with live data, because of all the setup required.

Rick

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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of
> Kristick, Laurel
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:56 PM
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: RE: Anyone using the ScholarlyStats service?
>
> I just got a flyer from ScholaryStats saying you can ask for a
> free trial if you stop by their booth at the SLA conference next
> month.
>
> We haven't explored it yet; last month I saw a list of vendors
> that they cover which had less than a third of our vendors on it.
>
> Laurel Kristick
> Head of Collections
> Oregon State University
> 121 The Valley Library
> Corvallis, Oregon    97331-3411
> (541) 737-7276
> laurel.kristick@oregonstate.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 3:59 PM
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: Anyone using the ScholarlyStats service?
>
> (Please forgive the cross-posting.)
>
> O Collective Wisdom:
>
> Is anyone out there using the ScholarlyStats service?  We're thinking
> about signing up for it, but it's pretty pricey and they don't offer
> trial access, so I'd like to hear from others who might
> already be using
> it.
>
> Any input appreciated.  Thanks.
>
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> Rick Anderson
> Dir. of Resource Acquisition
> University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
> rickand@unr.edu