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Yes we have print + e and the price increase would be 70% if we kept the same format.

Going e-only with the new scheme will also be more costly.

Elsevier are trying to spin this as a beneficial move saying it is a more flexible licence, but it seems more of an arbitrary way of increasing prices and cutttings their costs.

I have heard from others who have found the same increase in costs and are going back to print only for some titles, I am considering doing the same as some journals such as the Lancet titles will increase greatly.

We are constantly hearing from publishers about how they are aware of tight budgets and taking account of the recession in their pricing, but there is little evidence in practice.

From: Edmonds Lyn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 September 2010 11:52
To: Larkin,Michael
Subject: RE: Science Direct and NHS

we are also affected by this and according to my calculations it will cost more than double (115%) to keep our print with e top-ups. I am outraged but don't know what to do about it. Do you have e top-ups or e-only? Plus VAT will be going up.........

From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Larkin
Sent: 07 September 2010 11:47
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Science Direct and NHS

We recently received a notice from Elsevier to say that our licence with Science Direct would expire at the end of the year because:

"the tariff methodology for Elsevier Health Sciences titles to NHS institutions has changed" and that we are to be shunted over to another Elsevier product called Journals Consult.

I am curious to know whether any other NHS libraries have had this sort of notice and whether the change will significantly affected the prices of journals they get from Elsevier.

Michael Larkin
Bloomsbury Healthcare Library
Bonham Carter House, 52 Gower Street
London WC1E 6EB (Tel. 0207 380 9097)

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