We began subscribe Science for online version 2006. The print version
cost $650, while the online version is $6400 as we have about 18500
students.
Tian Zhang
Serials Librarian
St. John's University Library
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel. 718 990-5082
Fax 718 990-5938
Email: zhangt@stjohns.edu
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of John Lucas
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 5:39 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] SLACK price increases
Hello Charles and all,
The pricing is a little interesting. Which Agent(s) do you use. We
subscribe to these titles, and while I have not gotten the specific
prices from our agent about these ones, the titles I have gotten so far
are not a flat 10 times the original cost.
I will say, that the price differences are comparable, they are not that
flat 'adding a zero to the end'.
I think we can all agree that the prices are exorbitant. If many of us
refuse to purchase the online access, they will soon 'get the point' We
will look at what titles we might wish to cancel should the need arise,
however our goal is still to provide the most information sources we can
that are needed by our clients.
With Best Regards,
John Lucas
Serials Librarian
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State St
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
(PH) (601) 984-1277
(FAX) ( 601) 984-4569
JLUCAS@ROWLAND.UMSMED.EDU
>>> "Hamaker, Charles" <cahamake@UNCC.EDU> 8/10/2007 2:43:48 PM >>>
It sort of takes your breath away. I don't know anything comparable.
Here's the quote for the 4 titles we subscribe to. I've included a link
to the editorial boards in case someone has them on their campus.
Here's our quote for 2008 for FTE of 10,001-20,000 for print or print
plus online.
AAOHN JOURNAL
Editorial board listed at:
http://www.aaohnjournal.com/about.asp
Print: $224
Print Plus Online: $2240
JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING
Editorial board listed at:
http://www.jcenonline.com/about.asp
Print: $319
Print Plus Online: $3190
JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
Print: $205
Print Plus Online: $2050
JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION
Editorial board listed at:
http://www.journalofnursingeducation.com/about.asp
Print: $319
Print Plus Online: $3190
Chuck Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
Atkins Library
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
phone 704 687-2825
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Connie Foster
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:43 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] SLACK price increases
Has anyone else been aghast (or should we be surprised at any pricing
these days) of the recent SLACK, Inc. 2008 model for print and
print+online? Based on fte our print subscription, for example, to AAOHN
is $224 and then the online with print goes to $2,240. The rest of the
titles follow the same giant leap pattern ($250/$2500, etc.). I'm not
real good at % but I think this is astronomical.
And the sad thing is, like so many of these offers for free online with
login, we just set up that mechanism for 2007, only to have that pulled
away. Our health sciences librarian is pretty conscientious about
following these offers and we try to accommodate when possible, but my
basic instinct says not to do it.
Just need company in my misery.
Connie Foster
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