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I'm not sure we should be discussing something which the sender withdrew. Mike Morris, Librarian, ISCA 51 Banbury Rd., Oxford OX2 6PE 01865 274671 -----Original Message----- From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Millin Sent: 29 April 2004 10:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Subscriptions This looks like a really good option - I would be interested in seeing CILIP look at this as a way forward Kate Millin Assistant Head of Libraries (South) Dudley Library St James's Road Dudley DY1 1HR Tel: 01384 814745 Mob: 07900 161942 -----Original Message----- From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tony McSean Sent: 28 April 2004 16:50 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Subscriptions A quick summary of our conversation this morning. Instead of having lower subscription bands based on income, it might make a lot of sense to have a set of bands based on years since qualification. For example, steadily reducing discounts on the full subscription rate for the first three or four years after leaving library school. Three advantages: 1. It gets away from the baggage of income-related subscriptions for ever. You know what Cilip?LA is like for never actually fully letting go of everything, and I could really see the impact of this important innovation being rowed steadily back in the usual weaselly way. 2. It's automatically managed by the subscription system - no-one ever has to fill in a form at renewal and the direct debit could take care of it all with no staff intervention. 3. No opportunity for lying about your income. From the income band distribution figurtes I saw while chair of Ents I'm convinced that wholesale adjustment of reality takes place every year at renewal time. I'm sure the BMA's membership department would be happy to talk to the people concerned about how this system works here, but having asked them I am very happy to say that it works very smoothly indeed and the switch to flat-rate subs with a graded post-qualification reduction has allowed us to greatly reduce the size and costs of the membership department. Tony ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager ([log in to unmask]) www.bma.org.uk ********************************************************************** This Email and any attachments contains confidential information and is intended solely for the individual to whom it is addressed. If this Email has been misdirected, please notify the author as soon as possible. If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on any of the information contained, and all copies must be deleted immediately. Whilst we take reasonable steps to try to identify any software viruses, any attachments to this e-mail may nevertheless contain viruses which our anti-virus software has failed to identify. You should therefore carry out your own anti-virus checks before opening any documents. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council will not accept any liability for damage caused by computer viruses emanating from any attachment or other document supplied with this e-mail.