Date:         Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:29:29 -0400
From:         Doug Litts <Dlitts@vmfa.state.va.us>
Subject:      ALCTS Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations Committee ALA
              Annual Panel

You are invited to a panel discussion sponsored by the ALCTS
Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations Committee:

Slice & Dice, or the Whole Salami?  Pricing Models for Electronic
Resources Publishers and vendors are continuing to search for the right
business model for distributing their online content in a manner that is
most efficient for both themselves as well as their library customers.
Come hear why different types of delivery, such as site license,
concurrent user model, and the FTE (full time equivalent), have been
chosen and learn about the advantages and challenges that are unique to
each.

Moderator:
Marilyn Geller
Information Management Consultant

Panel:
Patti Corbett
Vice President, Customer Development
Ovid Technologies

Tim Martin
Licensing Associate
OCLC

Phillipp Neie
CEO
Swets Blackwell, Inc.

Vicky Reich
Assistant Director
HighWire Press

Annette Thomas (invited)
Managing Director
NATURE Publications

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Douglas A. Litts, Assistant Librarian,
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
804-340-1496
dlitts@vmfa.state.va.us <mailto:dlitts@vmfa.state.va.us>