Sharon:

First of all, thanks for asking.

Not sure about giving you prices from other publishers; is this
confidential?? It would depend on what products you're talking about,
number of journals included, etc. Otherwise we'll be comparing apples
and oranges. If you give me more info, I can give you ballpark figures.

I'm at a small college library so I love it when it's based on FTE. Next
best scenario is number of concurrent users. Here's the thing: give us
options!!! The more choices libraries have, the better. Be as flexible
as you can.

Definitely make it IP range recognition. Yes, we do use a proxy server
for off-campus access; this works great and is a big selling point for
us for obtaining online materials vs. print. I don't know offhand about
the limit of IP range; number of concurrent users depends on the
database. Different publishers have different set-ups.

Would love access if we have to cancel, but that doesn't seem to be the
norm.

Offering consortium discounts is always good. Being a small private
college, we get hammered, so any deal we can get if we throw in with
other schools is great.

Usage stats are very helpful, we usually get some kind of administrative
access so we can view these.

The main piece of advice I have for you: don't penalize your customers
for canceling the print. Don't do embargoes if you can help it. The
duplication of print and online is killing libraries, and if we can
trade up for online versions, the print is getting the axe. We have to
drag students kicking and screaming to print journals. We just made the
decision to cancel a number of journals that do have embargoes of up to
a year; we just can't afford not to and we're willing to do without a
year's worth of coverage. You have to understand: we have no choice, and
by "we", I mean libraries in general. Our budgets have been flat for
years and the journals go up on average 10% every year. Something has to
give.

Another thing: keep the licensing agreement simple.

I hope this helps. If you don't get enough response and want more
feedback, I can put you in touch with a couple of other librarians at
bigger schools. (Sometimes people don't have time to respond to listserv
queries.)

Again, thanks for asking.

Allison

Allison P. Mays
Coordinator of Acquisitions & Cataloging
Millsaps College
1701 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39210
601-974-1083
maysap@millsaps.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Landers
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 9:24 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Online subscriptions and pricing

Hello. I'm with a publisher of various scientific/medical materials and
was hoping that some of you would be willing to share information to
assist us with structuring our online pricing. We would like to start
offering online only subscriptions to institutions, but are at a loss as

to how to price these subscriptions. If any of you would be willing to
share general information and actual prices that you've been quoted from

other publishers, I would greatly appreciate it.

Here's what we're looking for:
-general information
-pricing information and what all that price includes
-access information (do you access by username/password or by IP
address?)
-Do you have access to current or past content after your subscription
expires?
-Is there a limit to how many users may log on at any given time?
-Is there a limit to how many IP addresses may be included?
-Are you able to access through a proxy server?
-Are you provided usage statistics? If so, in what form?
-If you have more than one location (such as different campuses), are
you
required to purchase multiple subscriptions?

Thanks in advance for any responses. It will be a big help to us. We
want
to create a system that will be the most beneficial to subscribers such
as
libraries, and while staying competitive, we still want to set this up
within an average library's budgeting situation.

I appreciate your attention and any information you are willing to
provide.

Regards,

Sharon Landers