Re: Print-Only Subscription Trend

[Tom Williams <twilliam@bbl.usouthal.edu>]

Maybe because print-only is cheaper.  We're still plugging ahead with
our E-only policy.

Tom


Kim Steinle wrote:

> In 2006 Duke University Press decoupled print and electronic
> subscriptions and offered three format options: print plus electronic,
> print-only and electronic-only. We have noticed a heavy uptake of the
> print-only format (40% + across the board), which seems unusual given
> the current buzz of libraries going electronic-only. Are librarians
> intentionally selecting print-only? Or, is this a default that the
> agent is selecting? We are concerned that libraries are inadvertently
> losing electronic access. I would be curious as to know why so many
> libraries are choosing print-only.
>
> Kimberly Steinle
> Library Relations Manager
> Duke University Press
> Durham, NC 27701
> ksteinle@dukeupress.edu
> www.dukeupress.edu