Re: Gastroenterology

[John Webb <jwebb@wsu.edu>]

If a publisher insists on such a restriction, we refuse to provide
e-access under such limitations.  Even more ridiculous are those that
confine access to a single, designated workstation within the building.
We warn the publishers that we do journal use studies, and that with all
of the other linked resources we have that allow remote use, the use of
their journals will soon fall so low that we'll cancel.

At 07:22 PM 2/14/02 EST, you wrote:
>I wondered what other libaries were doing with pricing like that of
>Gastroenterology:
>
>"Institution Subscription: allows online access to the Journal solely from
>workstations that are physically located within the Institution's library
>or research facility (i.e., the building to which paper issues of the
>Journal are sent or in which such issues are housed).
>
>Institution + Subscription: allows on-line access to the Journal not only
>from workstations that are physically located within the Institution's
>library or research facility, but also from any remote workstation located
>within the physical perimeter of the Institution's campus surrounding such
>library or research facility. The "perimeter of the Institution's campus"
>is defined as the documented city limits within which the Institution is
>contained. Related campuses or offices located outside such perimeter must
>obtain their own Institution + subscriptions." (In another section on
>their website they made the distinction that classrooms or offices on the
>same campus were included in this option but not the basic institution
>cost)
>
>We are a campus with at least 3-4 buildings located on campus.  This just
>seems like a step backwards like the restrictions to single workstation
>access.
>
>
>Emily McElroy
>Serials & Electronic Collections Librarian
>Loyola University Health Sciences Library
>2160 S. First Ave.
>Maywood, IL  60153
>emcelro@lumc.edu