... and of course everyone always reads electronic journals from the screen, and never
prints the articles out.
But buying both and throwing the print does seem to be compounding the waste of
paper.
On 27 Sep 2004 at 15:46, Roome, Nickie (IMD) wrote:
> I would have thought one of the main reasons for moving to electronic only
> was actually to conserve vital world resources ... but then, I do work for
> Defra!
>
> We are moving to provision of serials in electronic form as much as possible
> ... though like others, I'm sure, we're encountering resistance from some
> users who, quite inexplicably ;-), prefer to have a circulated copy they can
> read on the train!
>
> Nickie Roome
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wintrip [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 27 September 2004 15:23
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Discarding of print journal issues on receipt when journal is
> available in electronic format
>
>
> Electronic subscriptions are subject to VAT, whereas print is zero
> rated, and print (with 'free' electronic access) is usually also zero
> rated. Even though the nett cost of electronic subscriptions is often
> lower, the total cost, including VAT, is usually higher than either
> print or print with electronic.
>
> Although an institution may be able to reclaim VAT, its library service
> does not necessarily benefit from this. As far as the library budget is
> concerned, electronic access is generally more expensive than print with
> electronic.
>
> The main reason for moving to electronic only is to reduce the staff
> time involved in processing print journals.
>
> The most cost-effective option at present, taking into account both
> staffing and materials budgets, would therefore seem to be to continue
> to subscribe to print with electronic, but not to add the print issues
> to stock and simply send them for recycling on receipt.
>
> I would be interested to know whether any libraries have adopted this
> policy.
>
> John
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