I wonder if there is anything that can be done to change this as it probably reflects as SAGE policy but anyone have any sense of a grass-APS might help?
Frankly because we get sage publications as a subscription from our university I was not aware of this and I have to say I don't like it, now that I know. Of course, like most financially motivated moves they have us over a barrel. I am sure that APA is not losing any sleep over the loss of my membership and I know that APS would also not do so. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Rick Froman [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:20 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Psychological Science removed from EBSCO This is old news (it happened at the end of 2009 when Sage took over publication of the APS journals) but I just became aware of it when I was looking for some research. I am a member of APS so it doesn’t affect me personally but I like my students to have access to Psychological Science online for various exercises and labs and to research their topics. All of the APS journals were removed from EBSCO and all other databases and made available only through a special subscription to a Sage database. This move is not likely to affect many faculty or researchers who will still have access to the APS journals through their memberships but it makes the latest empirical psychological research unavailable to many students. In order to get access to these journals, our library would have to pay $4500 a year for access to the four APS journals through a Sage database. That is probably fine for most large university libraries but that is a major cost for smaller institution libraries. Oh, we could get it on microfiche for $300 a year but I would put my personal copies of the journal on reserve before paying for microfiche. I don’t know how this is working out for APS and Sage but I have to say it is a losing proposition for my students. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=11669 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-11669-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-11669-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11670 or send a blank email to leave-11670-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
