RE: Journal/Publisher 2010 price freeze info on MLA website

["Diane Costello" <Diane.Costello@caul.edu.au>]

I've always been advised by Swets that the ALJC (ALPSP Learned 
Journals Collection) was only available as a package, and that it 
was not possible to subscribe to the electronic version of the 
titles individually.  Ditto for BioOne titles. We are not 
interested in the print version.

I'd be happy to learn that my understanding is/was wrong or that 
something has changed.

Diane

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Diane Costello
Executive Officer, CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians),
LPO Box 8169, ANU, Canberra  ACT  2601  Australia
Tel:  +61 2 6125 2990             Fax:  +61 2 6248 8571
diane.costello@caul.edu.au    http://www.caul.edu.au/

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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Sally Morris
Sent: Thursday, 13 August 2009 5:07 PM
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Subject: RE: Journal/Publisher 2010 price freeze info on MLA website

I've always wondered if it is really true that any publisher 'forces'
libraries to take a package of journals, and does not offer
journal-by-journal subscriptions if that is what the customer prefers
(at a much higher price per title, understandably)

If anyone has examples where this is the case, I'd be interested to hear
of them

Sally Morris

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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Tracey Thompson
Sent: 10 August 2009 22:26
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Subject: Re: Journal/Publisher 2010 price freeze info on MLA website

Along with price increases, one issue that I find a factor is a
publisher who insists on a package deal rather than a title by title
selection - the infamous big deal.  As I am looking at the budget for
the next two years and the cuts that we are facing, I am finding the
packages are not sustainable. Several of our contracts expire this year,
so I will be renegotiating them. Even for those that we can afford this
year, I am reluctant to commit to as I do not know if we can afford them
next year.  These are also the publishers who are increasing their
prices this year albeit at a lower increase than normal.  As we look at
what to cut and what to keep, I am less inclined to support such
publishers.  If there is an alternative, I will certainly advocate for
it rather than being forced into a model in which has questionable
benefits for the library.

Tracey Thompson