Re: Chuck Hamaker/Ebsco Full-Text Databases Post

[Martha Tucker <mtucker@u.washington.edu>]

Aren't publishers compensated for their journals by full-text database
publishers?  Does that not make up for at least some of your revenue when
paper subscribers cancel?  Aren't there any cost savings to you when your
publications reach readers by cheaper means than paper?



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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Janet Fisher wrote:

> In response to Chuck Hamaker's post about full-text databases and their
> impact on print subscriptions, I would like to say I wish what he suggests
> is happening is actually happening. In fact, MIT Press has done telephone
> follow-up with non-renewed library subscribers to some of our oldest,
> established, highly-cited journals, and we have definitely had responses
> indicating that librarians had cancelled because of the journal's
> availability in a full-text database. Some database products were even
> named specifically. As a result, we are definitely reviewing whether we
> want to remain in these types of products.
>
> Janet Fisher
> Associate Director for Journals Publishing
> The MIT Press