If only it was so simple.
The 'link to print' model actually penalises institutions with larger print
subscriptions and, arguably more 'wanted' titles. Institutions with fewer
printed subscriptions benefit from lower costs and access to a larger number
of titles, some of which they might never have considered buying.
On purely quantitative grounds is is worth making the basic calculation of
cost divided by number of titles. The result for some institutions - an
average cost of less than 50 GBP per title - might look quite attractive.
Graeme S. Forbes
Head of Bibliographic Services
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of E.P. Goldfinch
Sent: 03 December 2002 12:59
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Subject: Re: Elsevier
Since everyone seems to have a view on this one, it would be very
interesting to me, as a publisher, to know whether the packages being
purchased, containing both wanted and unwanted titles, are actually cheaper
than buying only the wanted titles individually. If so, that would somewhat
weaken the cause for complaint.
E.P. Goldfinch
Nuclear Technology Publishing
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