Like most scholarly publishers, Sage has some content in aggregated
databases, though we have always taken a cautious approach to these,
given the risk of cancellations.

I'm interested to know whether people making those cancellation
decisions (or indeed the decisions to subscribe to the aggregated
databases) do so taking into account the embargo periods on inclusion of
current content in the databases that many publishers (including Sage)
have in their agreements with the aggregators. If these are taken into
account, I'd also be interested in any feedback on what sort of embargo
period (1 year, 2 years etc.,) you would regard as significant in
affecting your decision on whether to cancel or whether to subscribe to
a database.

Leo Walford

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-----Original Message-----
From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of C.E.Grace
Sent: 14 February 2006 14:54
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Subject: Re: E-Journal access through full text databases

We have adopted a very cautious attitude towards cancelling anything on
the basis of access being available via fulltext databases where titles
are not explicitly named in the licence.  This is because we have had
problems when access to a particular title or range of titles has been
written into a course and then that access has disappeared.

It can be very difficult to find alternative sources for the titles that
you need and the individual sub or Nesli-type of licence where titles
are listed is really the safest option for continued online access.
Publishers, it seems, can withdraw content without a great deal of
notice.

Keeping the print archives is a more separate issue for us than perhaps
it is elsewhere because our students need online access and print offers
them no alternative.  We are going to be trying to devise a proper
strategy for this and for all our print / electronic buying in the very
near future.

Best wishes
Claire Grace
Resources Manager
The Open University Library

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From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group on behalf of
Olwyn Reynard
Sent: Tue 14/02/2006 14:15
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Subject: Re: E-Journal access through full text databases



We subscribe to two full text databases via Ebsco - Academic Search
Elite
and Business Source Premier, to ABI Inform via Proquest and to Expanded
Academic via Infotrac.
We have cancelled some (a very small percentage so far) subscriptions to
journals that are included in those databases, but we have not discarded
the
print archives. We are aware of the risk that the publisher could
withdraw
content, but so far this has not affected any of these titles. If it did
we
would have to consider alternative ways of obtaining access.


Olwyn Reynard

Olwyn Reynard, Electronic Resources Librarian, Kimberlin Library, De
Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH
Tel 0116 2577865
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-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Sale [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 February 2006 12:34
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Subject: E-Journal access through full text databases

Dear All,



Like a lot of academic institutions we are moving where available to
e-only access for journals and removing long archival runs of print
journals from the shelves where archival access is available online.
For a few of the print journals we subscribe to this archival and
current online access is available through full text databases such as
Infotrac.  Our concern in cancelling the print with regards to these
titles is the reliability of continued access to titles through full
text databases. I would be very interested to know if any other
institutions have explored this and as a result have cancelled their
current print subscriptions, moved print archives to storage or even
discarded their print archives on the based of e-access through a full
text database?



Many thanks in advance



Anna Sale

Anna Sale
Electronic Resources and Metadata Team Leader
Information Services Division
University of Salford
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