1. Consortialink ICOLC Meeting September 20, 2002 Presented by Claire Ginn, cginn@pcgplus.com

2. Presentation Overview  PCG Background  Program History  Participating Publishers  E-journal Content  Consortia & Library Benefits  Pricing Model Information  2003 Plan  Questions/Input

3. 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 1997-1998 Consortia Services/Sales Representation 2000- Part of the Ingenta group 2000-2- Expansion of Consortia Services

4. 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

5. Participating Publishers  Currently 14 journal publishers  STM/Scholarly Content  Small to Mid-sized  Content coverage – Broad  International Mix

6. 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

7. E-journal Coverage Concentrations  Medical/Pharmacology/Nutrition/Nursing  Biology  Behavioral Science  Building/Engineering  Humanities: Philosophy, History  Agriculture

8. 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

9. Basis for Pricing Models  Emphasis on electronic access  Discounted print  Capped price increases  Regional/Needs Specific  Minimums per Publisher  Minimum total

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Additional Questions Please do not hesitate to contact us. W: www.pcgplus.com/consortia_link/c_link.html E: cginn@pcgplus.com, wbahnsen@pcgplus.com P: 866-884-7787 F: 617-354-6875