I can answer that question, John.

It costs Lesley University $17.64 per title we currently subscribe to in
order to participate in Portico.  Last year when I ran these numbers, it
was $18.54 per title.  I assume that as Portico adds publishers and
titles, our per title cost will continue to go down.

I won't argue whether or not it's likely that a trigger event will occur
(in fact, it already has twice).  But I will say that the cost of this
"insurance" pays off in so many ways we never expected at first,
including proving to external accreditation organizations that we
deserve to be accredited, demonstrating professional commitment to the
faculty and administration we serve, and frankly just knowing that we've
got what we paid for.

Marilyn Geller
Collection Management Librarian
Lesley University Library
30 Mellen Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Email: mgeller@lesley.edu
Phone: 617-349-8859

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of John Lucas
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:51 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] [SERIALIST] Libraries Moving Towards E-Only
Access

Yes, it does.  However, how much does it cost a library each year to
'participate' in Portico?

Also, the only publisher I can recall that 'went out of business' was
Harwood Academic some years ago (2001-2002)???  In that disaster, the e
content differed, in some cases, significantly from the print issues.
There, E content was  worthless.

As I recall, many of the titles ended up with other publishers and one
Developmental Immunology now clinical & Developmental Immunology was
eventually picked up by Hindawi, an Open Access publisher.

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

>>> Susan Zappen <szappen@SKIDMORE.EDU> 7/17/2008 8:47 AM >>>
If the library and the publisher participate in Portico, a dark archive,
you will continue to access your content. This works with subscriptions
to specific journals, not aggregator databases. As you know, content
does move in and out of aggregator databases.

Susan Zappen
Associate College Librarian for Collections
Lucy Scribner Library
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs NY 12866-1632
Phone: 518-580-5521
Fax:     518-580-5541

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Betty Smith
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:35 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] [SERIALIST] Libraries Moving Towards E-Only
Access

This is probably a very basic question, but I have wondered what happens
to e-content if a publisher or aggregator goes out of business?

Betty

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Betty C. Smith
Periodicals Supervisor
Paul and Rosemary Trible Library
Christopher Newport University
(757) 594-7135

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