Consortialink ICOLC Meeting September 20, 2002 Presented by Claire Ginn,
Presentation Overview PCG Background Program History Participating Publishers E-journal Content Consortia & Library Benefits Pricing Model Information 2003 Plan Questions/Input
Publishers Communication Group: PCG Background Founded 1989 to serve one European publisher in the North American market North American customer service/office Global market research Sample issue mailings Focus groups International telemarketing European Library Visits Consortia Services/Sales Representation Part of the Ingenta group Expansion of Consortia Services
Consortialink: Program History Developed by integrating the CatchWord (now Ingenta Select) plan with PCG/Ingenta program plan – 2000 to 2001 Library Focus Group Officially introduced to publishers - October 2001 Officially introduced to library market – January 2002 Added 88 journals to the program in 2002
Participating Publishers Currently 14 journal publishers STM/Scholarly Content Small to Mid-sized Content coverage – Broad International Mix
Publisher List ADIS Arnold Publishers BIOS British Psychological Society CABI Publishing Humana Press Lawrence Erlbaum Management Audit MultiScience Rodopi Royal Society Royal Society of Medicine Transaction Publishers Urban & Fischer
E-journal Coverage Concentrations Medical/Pharmacology/Nutrition/Nursing Biology Behavioral Science Building/Engineering Humanities: Philosophy, History Agriculture
Consortia/Library Benefits One license Increased Access Single Access Point Discounted Electronic Price Discounted Print Price Available Archive available Quality global content Usage Statistics ILL and Electronic reserves allowed Supporting the mission of smaller (society) publishers Free Trials Available
Basis for Pricing Models Emphasis on electronic access Discounted print Capped price increases Regional/Needs Specific Minimums per Publisher Minimum total
Plans for 2003 Add 100 new journals Continue to work with North American Consortia Begin working with European and Latin American Consortia Work with partner to approach consortia in Asia
Common Questions: FAQs Access Fulltext IP authenticated Off-site users included Contracts One for all publishers Standard Appropriations clause Content Archive available upon cancellation New journals may be added Acquired journals may be added Contacts
Contacts Claire Ginn, Vice President - Consortia Services Responsibilities: Primary Global Publisher and Regional Consortia Contact Wendy Bahnsen, Consortia Sales Manager Responsibilities: Regions in North America Richard Smart, Consortia Sales Manager Responsibilities: Regions in Europe
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