Hello everyone
As list owner I want lis-e-journals to be a forum for discussion and
exchange of views for all those with an interest in electronic journals.
With this in mind I decided to ask BMJ Publishing Group if they would like
to respond to the recent messages highlighting price rises for electronic and
print+electronic for 2001. I copied some of the comments list members had made
to BMJ but member's anonymity was preserved.
I've just received the following from Eunice Walford, Sales and Marketing
Director
BMJ Publishing Group Response
1. bmj.com remains free access to all users even if they do not take a
print subscription.
2. For 2 years BMJ Specialist Journals have increased subscription rates
in line with or below inflation and not added any surcharge for access to
our highly functional web sites which are hosted by HighWire Press (part
of the University of Stanford). In 2001 there will be three options of
subscribing to BMJ Specialist Journals:
a) Print only - the print only rate for 2001 will increase by 5%
b) Online only - the online only rate is effectively a site licence based
on the number of Full Time Equivalents at the institution. This
subscription gives unlimited access to the online journal both on and off
site.
c) Print & Online - the rate for Print & Online is also based on the
number of Full Time Equivalents with deep discounts on the print and again
the subscription gives unlimited access to the online journal both on and
off site
The FTE pricing bands are set up to account for Small (FTE 1 - 2,000),
Medium (FTE 2,001 - 7,000), Large (FTE 7,001 - 20,000) and Extra Large
(FTE 20,001+) institutions. For more detailed information on the new
pricing structure for BMJ Specialist Journals please click here:
http://www.bmjjournals.com:80/subscriptions/institutional.shtml
Just to clarify a couple of points raised in the correspondence:
1. "Institutions who choose to take both print and online formats of a
journal (at the same time) will make a substantial saving" - we offer very
favourable terms for libraries that want to buy both formats jointly,
compared to the separate prices for these products.
2. bmj.com remains free to all users.
Melvin
Melvin Morbey
E-Journals Co-ordinator/List owner : lis-e-journals
University of Reading Library
Whiteknights PO Box 223
Reading RG6 6AE
Tel : (internal) 8779
Tel : (external) 0118 9318779
Fax : 0118 9316636
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