A few quick thoughts.
Biomed Central always seemed like a good idea when it was free, but less so
now.
> Librarians have reacted positively to the idea of institutional
> membership. They recognize that paying for publishing through a
> processing charge is preferable to the increasing spiral of
> subscription costs.
Looks a bit like a sub to me!! This has shifted the cost burden back to
libraries, which is maybe acceptable, but other than not having page charges
for authors how will this all differ from conventional journals?
> Fees for Institutional Membership in 2002 are as follows:
Was basing them on FTEs in biomedicine considered? How many papers a year
will we get for our money compared with conventional journals for the same
cost?
> Very large institutions (more than 5000 FTE) from $7500 per annum
This is not 'very large' - most UK universities will be bigger than this.
What's the cost for 15000 FTE?
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