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RE: Using Subscription Agents
Librarians have the same problem with electronic products (journals, newsletters, bibliographies, databases) as we do their print counterparts - the sheer number of them and variety of models used to sell them. I work in a health sciences library and we have made the decision that we will take care of the process for those journals to which we have FREE access because we also subscribe to the print version. We have a list of almost 100 titles in the category and are adding 10 to 30 titles a week. We are investigating letting a subscription agent handle the rest. I have heard that EBSCO has identified 50 different pricing policies, so far, for electronic journals. I don't know about other serial/collection development units, but ours is certainly not equipped to manage that kind of load. Not to mention the fact that one PO going through the university's accounting department is certainly more cost effective than processing hundreds of bills for different electronic or print journal titles. It all boils down to a question of volume and how much one library can handle. Jack T. Smith, Jr. (email) jsmith@uab.edu Associate Director for Access Services (voice) 205-934-3306 The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences (fax) 205-975-8313 The University of Alabama at Birmingham Wise Saying: Moderation in all things, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013 including moderation
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