Re: query about the Big Deal

[John Buschman <jeb224@Georgetown.edu>]

Ditto:  we at Georgetown have negotiated @ 2-4 of them in the 
last year plus.

John Buschman
Georgetown University


kathy.strube@aurora.org wrote:

> I still use them, am happy with them, and feel I've negotiated 
> good prices for my consortia of a dozen not-for-profit health 
> care systems My stats show use is down slightly over a few 
> years ago (UptoDate??)  People have quick access to most 
> articles they need from the Library web site Our Interlibrary 
> Loan costs have dropped dramatically
>
> Kathy Strube Aurora Health Care
> Director, Aurora Libraries
> Milwaukee, WI 53215
>
> Joe Esposito wrote:
>
> I have been in a number of conversations the past few months
> about Big Deals, in which I have been told such things as "The
> Big Deal is over," "Everyone is cancelling the Big Deal," and
> "Unless the prices come down, we will withdraw from the Big
> Deals"  Has anyone documented what is actually going on?  I would
> be very interested to hear of specific actions, whether on-list
> or off
>
> I suppose that this query runs into the question of definitions:
> What exactly is a Big Deal anyway?  Does the term apply to all
> aggregations or only those of a specific character?
>
> This query is made without judging the actions or the Big Deals
> themselves  I simply want to understand the phenomenon and to
> determine if there is a gap between rhetoric and reality
>
> Thank you
>
> Joe Esposito