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Diarmuid Kennedy posted a question about SourceOECD to LIS-LINK last month. I have replied directly, and tried to copy it to LIS-LINK since I thought some of you may be interested. However, I was not then a member of the group and the reply bounced. I have now joined, read on . . . Reply to Diarmuid Kennedy: Your question about SourceOECD has been passed to me by ALPSP (of which we are a member). SourceOECD was launched during 2000 and was indeed on free access during the launch phase. This is quite common when launching new online services. We closed off the final free access parts in early 2001 when the service was complete and ready for sale. SourceOECD is available on annual subscription. In total there are just over 75 different SourceOECD options (ranging from a single periodical through to the whole service) with prices starting at less than GBP50 and rising to GBP9,600 (not for profit) or GBP11,573 (for profit). There are reductions for clients wanting online-only access. Clients can choose from our periodicals, our books (by themes) and our statistical databases or any combination to suit their needs. Access is available by Athens, IP authentication or password. Other benefits include remote access by password, usage of material in course packs, electronic ILL. To date there are just under 1,000 books and periodical issues available (dating back to Jan 1998) and 25 statistical databases. The service benefits from a single search engine, regardless of information type. In the first five months SourceOECD attracted just over 1,000 subscribing institutions, and in May registered over 65,000 user sessions. In May, SourceOECD won the ALA's Notable Government Document award. [Late news: June's figures show a rise of more than 100%, 137,000 user sessions!]. If anyone would like more information, there's lots of useful information in the Librarian's section of SourceOECD http://www.sourceoecd.org. Free trial access is still available. Clients in the UK should contact David Blake at databeuro (+44 1525 752 689) or their usual vendor for more details. A list of other contact points can be found in the site. And of course, we are pleased to help and advise clients from our headquarters in Paris. Emails to mailto:[log in to unmask] yours sincerely, Toby Green Head of Marketing OECD Publications Public Affairs and Communications Directorate http://www.oecd.org/bookshop http://www.sourceoecd.org