Rick,

That's a tough one to agree to right now.  With the severe cuts to the
EPA libraries that Bush is implementing in next year's budget, we will
most likely take advantage of access to NPG journal archives.

When I received notice from NPG about the archival open access beginning
next year, I was very excited and immediately shared the news with our
library director.  We haven't read the license agreement yet.  I am
disappointed that we will have to make such a decision.

I'd like to hear from other libraries that are facing journal budget
cuts.

Ultimately, I think we have to do what's best for our researchers.

barb

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phone: 919.541.0726
fax: 919.541.1405
dietsch.barbara@epa.gov

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Nature recently announced
(http://www.nature.com/press_releases/NPG_opens_archives.pdf) a sort of
modified open access to its archival content.  However, there's a catch:
they're now asking us to sign a new version of the license agreement for
our 2007 renewals, in order (as my new sales rep put it) "to guarantee
that you have access if you need to cancel."

Most of the new license language is okay, but they now apparently want
confidentiality for pricing and license terms.  If we agree, that could
spell the end of public discussion of Nature's pricing practices.  It
seems to me that we'd better all decide that we're not going to agree.

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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu