>ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Electronic Journals Package
>
>We subscribe to the Online Core ACM package only. We cancelled the print
>version two years ago when we transferred to online only, because the
>NESLI license at that time guaranteed continung access for the years paid
>for, if the subscription was subsequently terminated.
>
>However, the ACM offer for 2003 which has been passed on to us by JISC
>uses ACM's own licence which makes no provision for archival access should
>a subscription be terminated. As a result we are now having to decide
>whether to also re-subscribe to the print as well as the online version.
>
>Are any other libraries in this position ie having cancelled the print
>subscription? We are concerned about having no guaranteed archival
>provision if we continue with the online package alone, but are reluctant
>to re-subscribe to the print version as well for cost and storage reasons.
>We would be interested to know if there are any other libraries which have
>considered this problem, and if so what they have decided to do.
>
>Please contact either Frances Hall ([log in to unmask]) or Jill Lambert
>([log in to unmask]).
>Thank you
>Jill Lambert
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Emma Hurcombe
Systems Specialist (LMS)
Network Support Team
Library & Information Services
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 0121 359 3611 ext 5111
Fax: 0121 359 7358
LIS Homepage: http://www.aston.ac.uk/lis/
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