Re: FTE-based pricing

["Sally Morris \(Chief Executive\)" <sally.morris@alpsp.org>]

Maybe this is something that the recently established ALPSP email 
list for librarians and publishers (and intermediaries) might 
usefully address?  Let me know if you want to join it...

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Email: sally.morris@alpsp.org
Website:  www.alpsp.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy L. Thompson" <tracy.thompson@yale.edu>
To: <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>; <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:41 PM
Subject: RE: FTE-based pricing

> I would really like to find a forum for a back-to-basics 
> discussion about pricing models for e-resources and the 
> justifications for or arguments against them.  I entered the 
> discussion in the mid-90s after the basic terms had already 
> been established. I don't know what the original arguments 
> were. How did we even get to usage-based pricing? What industry 
> built that model and how did we buy into it for information? 
> Does it still hold up? What about the inherent value of the 
> content independent of usage? And what about pricing models 
> based upon "maintaining print spend?" How does that make sense 
> for the consumer?  And what should we be advocating as the 
> 'best' model for all involved, not just library/consumers and 
> not just vendor/publishers.
>
> I feel like it's time to revisit all of these models and at 
> least reassure ourselves that they still hold water.  If anyone 
> else would be interested in a dialogue, or has some background 
> or insight they'd like to share, please respond to me directly 
> and I'll see if there is enough interest to plan a webinar or 
> something.
>
> Cheers,
> Tracy