Re: AIP Journals and ILL Policy

[David Goodman <dgoodman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>]

	It has for almost all other publishers. It made sense when
ejournals were experimental, but not now, especially because they are
likely to contain additional content beyond the print version. I am quite
surprised AIP hasn't gotten there yet.

David Goodman, Princeton University Biology Library				
dgoodman@princeton.edu            609-258-3235

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On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Garrett Eastman wrote:

> Thanks for pointing this out.  However, in looking over the institutional
> user agreement for AIP journals, I notice that section 9 states : "In the
> event of any discrepancy between the print and online versions, the print
> version will be the official version of record."
> 
> If the aim is to encourage online-only subscriptions, will this policy
> change?
> 
> -------------------------
> Garrett Eastman
> Librarian
> Rowland Institute for Science
> 100 Edwin H. Land Blvd.
> Cambridge, MA 02142
> U.S.A.
> 617-497-4609 (voice)
> 617-497-4627 (fax)           eastman@rowland.org
> 
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> 
> >(Sorry for cross posting)
> >
> >I just heard that Online only for AIP journals will be 30% less
> >than Print+Online in 2001 (for 2000 it was merely 20%).
> >Together with the extension of the online archives back to
> >1991, this is very good news but *only* if AIP changes its
> >ILL policy.
> >
> >For libraries it is absolutely essential to be able to do ILL
> >just as we did with our print issues (at least in the sense
> >that we may print out pdf files and use these printouts for ILL).
> >Otherwise Online only is no option for us. I have been told
> >that AIP has already showed willingness to change its ILL
> >policy for consortia agreements, and we sincerely hope that
> >AIP will extend this to normal library subscriptions, too.
> >
> >Let me point out that APS already changed its licensing
> >agreements to allow *printed* copies of online articles for ILL.
> >This will allow us to move forward and go online only for
> >Physical Review All in 2001.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bernd-Christoph Kaemper <kaemper@ub.uni-stuttgart.de>
> >Subject Specialist for Physics and Electrical Engineering,
> >Stuttgart University Library, P.O. Box 10 49 41, 70043 Stuttgart, Germany