1. Nord-i-KON™ Pan-Nordic Consortia 2003 Pan-Nordic project organization for administrating consortia for e-books, databases and information services Co-ordination on a Pan-Nordic basis Co-operation between PrioInfo and a number international publishing partners; ebrary, xrefer, knovel, Thomson-gale, OECD Consortia open for both universities, university colleges, authorities, research institutes and corporate organizations Existing national consortia and purchasing co-operatives can enter into Nord-i-KON and benefit from the advantageous terms Seminars, training sessions, trial access and evaluation licenses.

2. Nord-i-KON™ Pan-Nordic Consortia Offer 2003

3. Nord-i-KON Consortia 2003 Current ebrary Consortium Members Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (8016) Karolinska Institutet University Library, Sweden (4597) Swedish Parliament Library, Sweden (1000) Norges Tekniske Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Norway (11570) Helsinki School of Business, Finland (2376) Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (4945) Mercuria Business School, Finland (1251) National Agency for Higher Education, Sweden (150) Umeå University, Sweden (11805) IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark (1500) Jönköping University, Sweden (6311) Tromsö University, Norway (3212) Aarhus School of Business, Denmark (2376) Gothenburg University Library, Sweden (20160) Stockholm University Library, Sweden (16962) Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden (1281) Total Consortia FTE: 97512

4. 2003 List Pricing ebrary CollectionAcademicPolytechnicOther Price/FTE Price/employee Business & Economics$1,20$0,80$1,60 Computers & Technology$0,90$0,60$1,20 Humanities$0,90$0,60$1,20 Life & Physical Sciences$0,70$0,50$0,95 Social & Behavioural Sciences$0,90$0,60$1,20 Academic Complete$1,50$1,00$2,00 General Interest$0,50$0,35$0,65 Minimum net order value: 2 500 USD List prices quoted for unlimited site-wide access during a 12-months-period. Customer-specific MARC-records included. Right to print/copy all content Public libraries: special offer to follow

5. Nord-i-KON Consortia Offer 2003 Basic Consortia Discount 2003 for new customers: 5 % Pro-rated subscriptions for periods of 12 months or shorter (minimum period: 6 months). Special discount 2003: 12 % Applies for customers who during 2003 place a pro-rated subscription in combination with a subscription for 2004. Deadline: April 30th 2003 Consortia Renewal 2004: December 15th 2003 Subscription period: 31 December 2003 – 31 December 2004 Consortia renewal for current members and new customers who have joined the consortium during 2003. Based on the total consortia FTE accumulated by the closing date on December 15th 2003 the following consortia discounts will apply: Total consortia FTE 100.000 – 150.000 FTE’s: 5 % discount Total consortia FTE 150.001 – 200 000 FTE’s 8 % discount Total consortia FTE 200 001+ 12 % discount

6. Nord-i-KON™ Pan-Nordic Consortia Offer 2003 Consortia prices will be announced Mid-February 2003 knovel

7. Nord-i-KON™ Pan-Nordic Consortia Offer 2003

8. The pricing for xreferplus is based on a FTE-model combining an annual basic subscription fee with a charge per additional user (above 2 500 FTEs). Universities and university colleges: Level 1: < 2500 FTEs: basic fee: 1 500 USD Level 2: > 2500 FTEs: basic fee: 1500 USD + 0.37 USD/FTE above 2500 Polytechnical schools: Level 1: < 2500 FTEs: 750 USD. Level 2: > 2500 FTEs: 750 USD + 0.37 USD/FTE above 2500 Consortia discount: Customers who join the Nord-i-KON xreferplus consortium agreement prior to the deadline December 15th 2003 will be granted the following consortium discounts: 2-5 members: 5% discount 6-10 members: 7,5 % discount 11-20 members: 10 % discount 20-30 members: 15 % discount Nord-i-KON Consortia Offer 2003 xreferplus

9. Nord-i-KON™ Pan-Nordic Consortia 2003 Consortia prices will be announced Mid-February 2003

10. Trial access for free evaluation of e-books and e-resources from ebrary, knovel, xrefer and Thomson-Gale: patrik.ekstrom@prioinfo.se claes.olsson@prioinfo.se