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When we were presented with the same situation, we canceled our individual subscriptions and did not have to spend much if any more on our share of the expanded list. I think you will find that users will browse beyond their disciplines when it is possible, so it is good to offer them the opportunity. The Annual Reviews are nice summaries of the year's work, so non-specialists in a particular field can update their understanding pretty easily. Jane Thompson U. Cincinnati Health Sciences Library Cincinnati, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Knowles [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Annual Reviews Dear All, We would be interested to hear from other Libraries who have taken out subscriptions to Annual Reviews online journals, in particular those Universities who have subscriptions to individual AR titles online rather than the package deal. We have more than one campus here in Durham and are defined by this publisher as multi site institution. We currently have a flexible mix of individual print plus online and online only subscriptions in place. These are currently each registered for online access at one or more of our 'sites' on the basis of IP registrations. This arrangement sometimes means we are in effect paying twice for a title but does mean we are only paying for what is needed twice where it is needed. Unfortunately, we now need to review this arrangement as changes are being made to the way our network is set up which means it is increasingly difficult for us to identify web traffic as belonging to a particular Durham 'site' on the basis of IP address. All our traffic goes through cache machines which disguise the home IP address of the original request. To date we have resisted going for the bulk deal on offer from AR which would involve an increase in the number of times we were paying twice - more expense and bundled content which we are not particularly interested in. Any information others are willing to share about their subscription arrangements and technical set up with this publisher would be greatly appreciated. Off list would be fine if preferred. Many thanks Jackie -- _________________________________________________________ Jackie Knowles Electronic Resources Librarian Durham University Library, Stockton Road, Durham. DH1 3LY Tel. No.: 0191 334 2958 Fax. No.: 0191 334 2971 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________