Science magazine, the journal of the American Assocn for the
Advancement of Science, have now published the arrangements for
institutional subscriptions to the online edition of Science.
http://www.sciencemag.org/subscriptions/libinfo.shtml
One interesting feature is their adoption of workstation licensing
for Library subscriptions. Each IP address has to be specified on
the order:
"Price Per Library Workstation--$25.00. Minimum order is
10 workstations if the library does not have a print Science
subscription. All workstations must be located in the library."
At first sight this seems like a ludicrously retrograde way of
licensing an electronic journal, but they explain the reasons thus:
"This is an experiment. AAAS is a non-profit organization working hard
to develop a model which will enable us to serve libraries and
institutions while maintaining our individual membership base. Since
many of our members work at universities and government or private
research organizations, we must limit institutional access to Science
Online to library workstations only. "
Individual print subscribers can subscribe to the online version for
just $12 extra, providing a route for desktop access to Science
Online outside of the Library.
I wonder whether this experiment will be a success?
Frank Norman National Institute for Medical Research
Deputy Librarian The Ridgeway, Mill Hill
London NW7 1AA, UK
tel 0181 959 3666 ext 2380 email [log in to unmask]
fax 0181 913 8534 http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/personal/Frank
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