Susan! You're absolutely right about the price differentials that many
vendors make for
databases (and some journals) on the size of the institutions. I was
speaking more
about what academic institutions pay for *paper *journal subscriptions.
And please don't shut up! :-) This is a good conversation.
Best,
Anthony
On 2/26/2013 10:09 AM, Susan Albrecht wrote:
Actually... in the journal world and in the database world, many
vendors **do** distinguish based on FTE or based on usage (which, in
effect, brings institutional size into the equation). Our Periodicals
Manager said Royal Society of Chemistry, JSTOR, and etc. absolutely do
look at FTE when giving us a quote and/or end up charging us
significantly less than our neighbors at Purdue or IU because our
usage is so much lower.
There is also something called the Carnegie Classification which is
oft-used in the journal realm that DOES look at type of institution,
size & setting, etc. It's very possible to establish pricing based
upon these kinds of factors. Here, for instance, are the Carnegie
breakdowns for size & setting:
http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/descriptions/size_setting.php
I am actually not opposed to paying a higher institutional rate than
an individual pays; however, I do object to the TYPE of tiering that
most video distributors used, which tends to be based solely upon
status of "college or university" instead of upon size. I mean, c'mon
- 875 FTE vs. 35,000 FTE? Since most distributors do **not** look at
size & setting, I do feel the need to take advantage of the
opportunity to purchase DVDs at home use rights level when they're
available from Amazon, Midwest Tape, DVDPlanet, or other. I see no
dishonor in that.
Susan, who'll try to shut up now
*From:*[email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Anthony
Anderson
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:26 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [Videolib] A Distributor's Response
I wonder how many media librarians working in academia are aware of
the fact
that many journal subscriptions are also subject to the same tiered
pricing as is the
distribution of documentary films. For example:
*Families in Society* (annual subscription)
* Individual: $65
* Non-profit agency: $286
* Institution: $315
*Psychotherapy*(annual subscription)
* Individual: $142
* Institution: $425
*Chinese Education & Society*(annual subscription)
* Individual: $149
* Institution: $1462 (paper and electronic)
These examples are very much the norm and not the examples. And as far as
I know, the same institutional rate is applied to all academic
institutions--regardless
if they are junior colleges, small liberal colleges, or large
universities.
Just some more food for thought (or...um ...contention.)
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