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What's the Big Deal?

Journal Purchasing  -- Bulk Buying or Cherry-Picking?

Strategic issues for librarians, publishers, agents and intermediaries

ASA Conference 2003
24 and 25 February, 2003

RCN, 20 Cavendish Square, London, UK

Plenary Session  -- What's in a Deal?

Site licensing, bulk buying and the current position.   Richard Smart, Ingenta Institute

The purchasing process and licensing content.   Arjen Oudheusden, Marketing Director, Swets Blackwell.

Bulk Buying - the pricing model for the future?
Big Deal models: advantages and practical experience.   Reed Elfenbein, VP Global Sales STM Publishing, John Wiley and Sons.

Better value from bigger deals: issues and experience.  David Kohl, Dean and University Librarian Emeritus, University of Cincinnati.

Why bulk purchasing doesn't always work.   Marion Tattersall, Electronic Library Group,
University of Sheffield Library.

Does bulk purchasing work for the smaller publisher?    Sally Morris, Secretary-General, ALPSP.

Making the sale, are intermediaries the answer?    Hannah Walker, Manager Publisher Relations Europe, Ovid Technologies.

The question of choice

Quantity, quality and the role of consortia.    Chuck Hamaker, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Technical Services, Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte.

Aggregation, intermediation and alternative means of access.   Ian Middleton, Director, EBSCO UK,

Impact of bulk buying on the purchasing system
Complexity and costs in the purchasing process.   Kari Stange, Senior Executive Officer, BIBSAM

E-journals - the total costs.   Neil Addison, NEYAL Purchasing Officer, University of Newcastle

Service in an uncertain world.   Knut Dorn, Director, Otto Harrassowitz

Alternatives and future scenarios
Open access and the impact on publishing and purchasing.   Chris Awre, Programme Manager Portals, JISC

Will libraries always need intermediation?   Diana Leitch, Assistant Director and Deputy University Librarian, University of Manchester

Conclusions and some views on the future.    Liz McNaughton, Publisher Relations Director, divine Information Services

Rollo Turner
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