Re: BMJ Journals back archives

[Paul Wrynn <wrynnp01@library.med.nyu.edu>]

This is of interest to NYU, though three elements need to be in place:

A) this should be a one-time purchase, with no annual payments for upkeep.

B) Access should be permanent (goes hand-in-hand with #1)

C) Publishers should realize that institutions have already paid for these
volumes for years, supporting thei publication in print format.  For this
reason, pricing should be kept reasonable.

Paul Wrynn
Collection Development Librarian
Ehrman medical Library
NYU School of Medicine

At 07:12 PM 2/16/2005, Michael Butterfield wrote:
> We are digitising the BMJ Journals back archive (e.g. BMJ, Gut, Heart,
> Thorax, etc.) and are seeking feedback from librarians. It would be
> helpful if you could let us know:
>
> 1. Is this of interest? Might you be willing to pay for it?
>
> 2. When the full archive is available online would you be more likely to
> switch to electronic only access?
>
> 3. Would you prefer to host the back archive yourself or have perpetual
> access via the journals? web sites?
>
> 4. Any other important aspects from a library point of view that we should
> consider?
>
> You comments and suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Please reply to me either via the list or directly to
> mbutterfield@bmjgoup.com.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Michael Butterfield
> BMJ Publishing Group