1. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal The ALJC Collection and the SELL deal

2. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal What is the ALJC(ALPSP Learned Journals Collection)? And ALPSP? – ALJC – a collection of 627 journals from 48 smaller ALPSP members, sold by Swets as a single package (single umbrella licence, single pricing model) – This product is the result of a unique partnership between Swets and ALPSP – International trade association for not-for-profit publishers (272 members in 27 countries)

3. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal The Collection 627 journals from 48 publishers: What is ALJC

4. Turkey Relaunch Our proposal How did the ALJC come about? – Smaller publishers having a problem selling to consortia – squeezed out by ‘Big Deals’ – Libraries wanted to support high quality, good value journals from smaller publishers – Consultation with members, libraries and those offering similar packages – Report by John Cox – Tender process – MOU between Swets and ALPSP

5. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal Swets’ Role – Organising the ALJC – Trial management – Exclusive Sales Agent for the ALJC – Sign the single customer licence agreement – Power of attorney – Customer subscription processing and administration – Publishers’ revenue payments – SwetsWise online content as delivery platform.

6. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal How did the SELL deal come about? – First discussion at the 2006 SELL annual meeting in Thessalonica. – CBUC volunteers to act as coordinator of SELL members for this deal. – First proposal presented to SELL representative in August after the 2008 ALJC list prices were announced. – Final proposal agreed and circulated to SELL members end of September 2006. – Second meeting with SELL members at the annual meeting of the European ICOLC in Rome in October – 2007 SELL/ALJC deal closed on December 4 th with 43 participants = discount of 55% on e-access fee.

7. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal List of participants:

8. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal Key to this success: – A deal that benefits all regardless the consortium or the country they belong to. – Understanding of the SELL members about the benefits of the ALJC package -> 1 license, 1 pricing model for 48 smaller publishers. – Simplify communication via the CBUC – Inclusion of 9 ANKOS members that already licensed ALJC in 2006. – Agreement with Heal-Link for a National license based on 22 members. – Interest of the Spanish institutions with 14 members

9. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal Status of the deal: – Heal-Link license signed in December – All other license in process. –Next week the holdings check will be finalized –E-content fee will be confirmed to participants –License will be sent for signature –Invoices will follow – Press released issued about the ALJC/SELL deal issued on March 5 th – Access to 60+ journals not yet available: –New 2007 journals – no back files available –New 2007 publishers experimenting problems with content uploading.

10. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal What is next – So far we don’t have any members in Portugal – Only 1 institution in Italy – Additions of new members will result in a higher discount for all in 2008. – 2008 price will be readjusted according to number of members on a given deadline

11. What is ALJC Turkey Relaunch Our proposal Thank you