TVNA: What Is It? The only comprehensive, unedited collection of network news broadcasts (ABC, CBS, CNN,NBC) since 1968 In-depth indexing and abstracting of each broadcast, including advertisements Offers unedited access to all content No networks offer this service at TVNA rates Index and abstracts available within ~3 days after broadcast

TVNA: Video All material is watermarked CNN online video becoming available January 2004 Tapes available for local viewing and loan at cost –Offer direct copies or compilations –Usual turnaround: 2 weeks –Liberal loan policies for tapes –Must return tapes after loan –Cannot use tapes for commercial purposes or for broadcast

Current Use of TVNA Collection is used by researchers, private individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits 9,000 registered users since August 2002 Database use: over 75,000 hits per month Heaviest use: –Academic community: 2,873 users –Individuals: 2,503 users –K-12 community: 1,104 users

Charter Subscribers Arizona State University Boston College Case Western Reserve University Cornell University Georgetown University Harvard University Indiana University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University New York University Northwestern University Ohio State University Ohio University Princeton University Stanford University Syracuse University Library Tulane University University of Alberta University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign University of Iowa University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries & School of Journalism University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame Washington State University Wayne State University Yale University Library

TVNA Subscriptions: What is Included? Index to the database Online video to CNN (will go back to 1997) Ability to request loan of tapes or segments Continuing access to current index content even if capture and indexing is discontinued for financial reasons

Usage Limitations FeatureAcademic Libraries Public Libraries School Libraries * Database searching Yes Online video: In-building access Yes Yes, through paid subsc. Only Online video: Remote access Yes (for authenticated users only) No Video tape copies: orders accepted Yes Video tape discounts None available

Single Institution Pricing Tier CriteriaInstitutional Size Tier Level Minimum FTE Count in This Tier Maximum FTE Count in This Tier Single Library Price Very small academic, public & school libraries Tier 10 1,000 $ 475 Small academic/public (average: 2,500 fte) Tier 2 1,001 5,000 $ 1,375 Medium academic or public library (average: 7,500 fte) Tier 3 5,001 10,000 $ 1,575 Large academic/public (average: 15,000 fte) Tier 4 10,000 25,000 $ 1,775 Very large & ARL (average: 25,000 fte) Tier 5 25,001 no maximum $ 1,975

Weighting Factors Type of InstitutionWeight Academic: 4 year100% of FTE up to 35,000 fte; 50% thereafter 2 year50% of FTE count Public & State Libraries 4% of total population served of less than 100, % of total population served of 100, , % of total population served of 200, , % of total population served of 500, million 2.0% of total population served of more than 1 million Middle/High Schools 15% of the number of students enrolled in grades 6-12 Government Agencies 100% of employees with network access Non-profit organizations 50% of the number of employees with network access

Consortium Discounts Discount Level Minimum Qualifying FTE Maximum Qualifying FTE Discount A15,00075,0007.5% B75,001175, % C175,000No maximum 18.0%

Consortium Discount Qualifications Consortial purchasing available internationally There must be a real consortium (i.e., at least two institutions) The consortium must aggregate sales of at least 15,000 FTE

Consortium Service Requirements The consortium must be the sole invoicing & payment agent The consortium must provide all required subscription information Deposit accounts available for libraries to order copies of tape loans Service will commence after full payment has been received Subscriber licenses not yet available, but will follow standard consortium practice

Why Subscribe? The index provides unique and valuable content Videos are available but must be ordered separately Reasonably priced “Mr. Schley says that if the economy continues to improve in the next quarter we may be able to suffer fools gladly.”

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Consortium Subscription Information Index openly available through December 2003 (no formal trial required See for further information: –TVNA Consortium Marketing Agreement –Library License Agreement for TVNA –TVNA Price List & discount schedule –TVNA Brochure (PDF) –Consortium Subscription Data Spreadsheet –Library Order Form (sample) –Consortium Interest Form Complete the Consortium Interest Form on the NELINET web site

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