e-psyche  Covering the World of Psychology John Kuranz e-psyche, LLC International Coalition of Library Consortia April 23, 2001 Newport, Rhode Island e-psyche.net

Company Background Dennis Auld, CEO ABI/INFORM Business DateLine John Kuranz, President Management Contents The Computer Database e-psyche.net

e-psyche Business Model Partnering Web Based Production Profit e-psyche.net

Partnering Publishers Complimentary Journals (Print & Electronic) Free Database Access Third Party Linking Distributors Pricing Protection Crossing Linking Direct Delivery e-psyche.net

Web Based Production Scan & Ship FTP Publisher Feeds Remote QC e-psyche.net

Profit Design New Features Develop Additional Functionality Grow & Expand Product Offering e-psyche.net

Product Objectives Broad Scope of Coverage 3,600+ Behavioral Sciences Journals Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work, Sociology, Neurology, Mental Health, 1,100 Publishers Pre-prints Dissertations Web Sites e-psyche.net

Product Objectives cont’d Currency Daily electronic feeds from publishers 12 day processing of records Weekly updates to distributors Utilize Linking Technology Author Publisher Web Site Full-Text Links Citation Cross Links e-psyche.net

Product Objectives cont’d Affordable & Fair Pricing A&I Database with Links to Publishers Dynamic updating of records in database e-psyche.net

Coverage Comparisons e-psyche Journals 9% Sociological Abstracts 10% BIOSIS 12% MEDLINE 100% PsycINFO 60% or 2,160 unique to e-psyche and are not in PsycINFO e-psyche.net

Journals covered by e-psyche e-psyche.net

Journal Coverage by Country e-psyche.net

Depth of Database Coverage

Key e-psyche Features Author Publisher Links Full Text Links Citation Indexing and Cross Links Unique Historical File e-psyche.net

Citation Indexing All citations listed from electronic feeds From print material –1970 to present –Journal articles only 74% of records have citations Average 20 citations per record 506,000 citations to date e-psyche.net

Pricing Philosophy FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)* Market Segment Pricing* No Minimum* Unlimited Use Annual Subscription Perpetual Use Rights* Distributor Pricing Protection* User FTE Verification Volume & Multi-Year Discounts* e-psyche.net

FTE Full-Time Equivalent The total number of potential full-time equivalent students and faculty having access to the e-psyche database. e-psyche.net

Market Segment Pricing 4 Year Academic Institutions (FTE) Junior & 2 Year Colleges (FTE) Corporate Libraries (FTE) Government Agencies (FTE) Public Libraries (Population Served) Hospitals (Beds) K-12 (Fixed) e-psyche.net

No Minimums California Endowment Fund Number of FTE: 2 e-psyche royalty: $.70 Subscription Cost: $500 Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital Number of Beds: 100 e-psyche royalty: $100 Subscription Cost: $150 Five College Consortium FTE Royalty Smith College*2,462$862 Mount Holyoke2,051$718 Hampshire College986$345 School of Psychiatry111$39 Amherst College1,640$574 Total7,250$2,538 Subscription Cost: $3,625 *Smith has 78 students abroad that do not have remote access e-psyche.net

Perpetual Use Rights Upon subscription termination, e-psyche, LLC will allow perpetual access, royalty free, to authorized users to that material which was available and paid for during the subscription period. At the discretion of the distributor, Perpetual Use Rights may be from either its’ own server or by supplying electronic files, CD-ROM or printed copies. e-psyche.net

Distributor Pricing Protection e-psyche, LLC will not deliver database direct to customer Distributor must deliver direct regardless of platform Same price for all distributors Guaranteed pricing for first three years based on file size e-psyche.net

Distributor Pricing 4-Year Academic, Corporate Libraries & Government Agencies Thru Thru Thru FTE Count Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500, ,999 $.35 per FTE $.42 per FTE$.50 per FTE 50,000 99,999 $.33 per FTE $.40 per FTE$.48 per FTE 100,000149,999 $.31 per FTE $.38 per FTE$.46 per FTE 150,000199,999 $.29 per FTE $.36 per FTE$.44 per FTE 200,000249,999 $.27 per FTE $.34 per FTE$.42 per FTE 250,000 + $.25 per FTE $.32 per FTE$.40 per FTE Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

Distributor Pricing Junior & 2 Year Colleges Thru Thru Thru FTE Count Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500, ,999 $.20 per FTE $.25 per FTE$.30 per FTE 50,000 99,999 $.19 per FTE $.24 per FTE$.29 per FTE 100,000149,999 $.18 per FTE $.23 per FTE$.28 per FTE 150,000199,999 $.17 per FTE $.22 per FTE$.27 per FTE 200,000249,999 $.16 per FTE $.21 per FTE$.26 per FTE 250,000 + $.15 per FTE $.20 per FTE$.25 per FTE Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

Distributor Pricing Hospitals Thru Thru Thru Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500,000 Number of Beds $1.00 per Bed $1.50 per Bed$2.00 per Bed Public Libraries Thru Thru Thru Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500,000 Population Served $.005 per person $.0065 per person$.0075 per person Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

Distributor Pricing K-12 Thru Thru Thru Per Site Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500,000 K-12$250 per site$300 per site$350 per site Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

Sample Pricing Elgin Community College FT Faculty & Students 2,662 Half Time Students 5,250 Quarter Time Students 2,340 Total Headcount 10,252 Total FTE 5,872 e-psyche $.20/FTE: $1,174 Subscription Cost: $1,762 New Castle County Libraries (3) Population Served 510,000 e-psyche $.005/per: $2,550 Subscription Cost: $3,640 e-psyche.net

Mixed Market Consortia InstitutionCountRoyalty 4 Year Colleges $.29/FTE 124,400 FTE$36,076 2 Year Colleges $.17/FTE 27,800 FTE$4,726 Hospitals $1.00 per bed 620 Beds$620 High Schools $250/site 11 Sites$2,750 Public Lib $.005/person 352,000 pop.$1,760 $45,932 Estimated Subscription price: $59,712 e-psyche.net

Distributor Pricing 4-Year Academic, Corporate Libraries & Government Agencies Thru Thru Thru FTE Count Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500, ,999 $.35 per FTE $.42 per FTE$.50 per FTE 50,000 99,999 $.33 per FTE $.40 per FTE$.48 per FTE 100,000149,999 $.31 per FTE $.38 per FTE$.46 per FTE 150,000199,999 $.29 per FTE $.36 per FTE$.44 per FTE 200,000249,999 $.27 per FTE $.34 per FTE$.42 per FTE 250,000 + $.25 per FTE $.32 per FTE$.40 per FTE Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

Distributor Pricing Junior & 2 Year Colleges Thru Thru Thru FTE Count Records 75,000Records 160,000 Records 250,000 Citations 1,000,000Citations 2,250,000 Citations 3,500, ,999 $.20 per FTE $.25 per FTE$.30 per FTE 50,000 99,999 $.19 per FTE $.24 per FTE$.29 per FTE 100,000149,999 $.18 per FTE $.23 per FTE$.28 per FTE 150,000199,999 $.17 per FTE $.22 per FTE$.27 per FTE 200,000249,999 $.16 per FTE $.21 per FTE$.26 per FTE 250,000 + $.15 per FTE $.20 per FTE$.25 per FTE Additional 5% per year discount for multiple year subscriptions up to 3 years.

e-psyche Update Availability: Since January 2001 Journals Covered: 1,150 Publishers Contracted: 320 Records: 34,800 Citations: 506,000 Dissertations: Q2 Pre-Prints: Q3 Web Sites: Q4 e-psyche.net

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