This document discusses pricing models for electronic literature and eBooks in online libraries. It outlines different pricing approaches publishers use, including prior year pricing plus a premium, simultaneous user models, and population-based or institutional size models. The document also examines using cost-per-use metrics to determine value, how to set different prices for various market segments, and evolving pricing approaches for eBook content like reference works and textbooks.
Reorganizing the Research Library: a system-wide perspectiveConstance Malpas
The document discusses reorganizing research libraries from a system-wide perspective. It notes that as more content becomes available electronically, the boundaries and functions of individual libraries are changing, with collections moving off-site and resources redirecting from print to digital. This large-scale transition is impacting the entire academic library system and requiring collaboration between institutions.
This document provides information on steps publishers can take to increase environmental sustainability, including using recycled paper and soy-based inks, implementing duplex printing, purchasing carbon offsets, and promoting electronic access to reduce physical paper usage and waste. It discusses specific initiatives publishers like Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, and the American Psychological Association have undertaken around reducing their carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices.
The document discusses open data licensing for use and reuse. It covers topics like Web 2.0, legal and licensing issues, metadata, machine readable licenses, and the importance of being aware of licensing for all distribution channels and clearly marking policies. The document recommends deciding whether to reserve all or some rights and ensuring policies are clearly marked.
This document discusses using video games to teach molecular biology and other topics. It describes the game Immune Attack, which uses a third-person shooter format to teach about the immune system. It notes how games can effectively present information and engage audiences. The document outlines how the Federation of American Scientists and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases worked together on Immune Attack and other learning technology initiatives. It also provides tips on developing educational games, such as involving subject matter experts and planning for a lengthy design and development process.
This document discusses three models of electronic publishing: not-for-profit scholarly societies, commercial publishers, and open access. It outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each model. It also discusses the high costs of academic research and how electronic publishing costs are difficult to determine given various unknown factors. The document concludes by questioning whether open access is sustainable and how to measure success in serving the public good. It raises open questions about finding a balance between the interests of different stakeholders in academic publishing.
This document lists IntraPromote as the search agency of record for some of the world's biggest brands. It provides IntraPromote's website and phone number, suggesting they can help large companies with their search engine marketing needs.
Critical factors to consider when choosing an online hosting platform include project goals and objectives, capabilities and costs of vendors, and potential issues. Key questions to ask vendors relate to needed features, how the system will support the business model through branding, usage statistics, and performance needs. It is also important to understand how current workflows can be adapted and the overall costs and reputation of prospective hosting providers. A partial list of example providers was given.
The document provides background on the American College of Chest Physicians' (ACCP) publication CHEST and their strategy to expand into China. It discusses CHEST's vital statistics and history of international editions. The goals of the China strategy were to promote the brand, increase revenue and membership, and develop relationships. Initial results included growing the translated edition's circulation to over 8,000, increasing institutional subscriptions and China/Hong Kong membership significantly, and modest growth in meeting attendance and submissions. Lessons learned included being patient, properly planning and budgeting, choosing partners wisely, and the importance of in-person visits.
Reorganizing the Research Library: a system-wide perspectiveConstance Malpas
The document discusses reorganizing research libraries from a system-wide perspective. It notes that as more content becomes available electronically, the boundaries and functions of individual libraries are changing, with collections moving off-site and resources redirecting from print to digital. This large-scale transition is impacting the entire academic library system and requiring collaboration between institutions.
This document provides information on steps publishers can take to increase environmental sustainability, including using recycled paper and soy-based inks, implementing duplex printing, purchasing carbon offsets, and promoting electronic access to reduce physical paper usage and waste. It discusses specific initiatives publishers like Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, and the American Psychological Association have undertaken around reducing their carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices.
The document discusses open data licensing for use and reuse. It covers topics like Web 2.0, legal and licensing issues, metadata, machine readable licenses, and the importance of being aware of licensing for all distribution channels and clearly marking policies. The document recommends deciding whether to reserve all or some rights and ensuring policies are clearly marked.
This document discusses using video games to teach molecular biology and other topics. It describes the game Immune Attack, which uses a third-person shooter format to teach about the immune system. It notes how games can effectively present information and engage audiences. The document outlines how the Federation of American Scientists and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases worked together on Immune Attack and other learning technology initiatives. It also provides tips on developing educational games, such as involving subject matter experts and planning for a lengthy design and development process.
This document discusses three models of electronic publishing: not-for-profit scholarly societies, commercial publishers, and open access. It outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each model. It also discusses the high costs of academic research and how electronic publishing costs are difficult to determine given various unknown factors. The document concludes by questioning whether open access is sustainable and how to measure success in serving the public good. It raises open questions about finding a balance between the interests of different stakeholders in academic publishing.
This document lists IntraPromote as the search agency of record for some of the world's biggest brands. It provides IntraPromote's website and phone number, suggesting they can help large companies with their search engine marketing needs.
Critical factors to consider when choosing an online hosting platform include project goals and objectives, capabilities and costs of vendors, and potential issues. Key questions to ask vendors relate to needed features, how the system will support the business model through branding, usage statistics, and performance needs. It is also important to understand how current workflows can be adapted and the overall costs and reputation of prospective hosting providers. A partial list of example providers was given.
The document provides background on the American College of Chest Physicians' (ACCP) publication CHEST and their strategy to expand into China. It discusses CHEST's vital statistics and history of international editions. The goals of the China strategy were to promote the brand, increase revenue and membership, and develop relationships. Initial results included growing the translated edition's circulation to over 8,000, increasing institutional subscriptions and China/Hong Kong membership significantly, and modest growth in meeting attendance and submissions. Lessons learned included being patient, properly planning and budgeting, choosing partners wisely, and the importance of in-person visits.
Building better collections: Demand-Driven Acquisition as a Strategy for Mono...Michael Levine-Clark
Michael Levine-Clark presented on demand-driven acquisition (DDA) as a strategy for building monographic collections. He discussed how DDA allows libraries to provide access to a much larger collection by only paying for content that is used, matching acquisitions to immediate demand. The University of Denver implemented a DDA program through EBL in 2010 that has expanded access while spending less than traditional purchasing models. DDA provides both challenges and opportunities for managing the consideration pool and defining the long-term collection.
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Article-Level Acquisition: An Alternative to the Big Deal?,” Invited. Oxford University Press Library Advisory Group, Oxford, May 25, 2012
Predicting the Future in 3,000 Words and Charts: The Library Journal Serials ...NASIG
This document summarizes the Library Journal Serials Pricing Article, which analyzes pricing trends for academic journals. It discusses the article's methodology, including the indexes and titles used to track pricing. Various price indices are presented, showing the average annual cost per title for different subject areas and databases. The top disciplines by cost are typically chemistry and physics. The document also examines trends in library budgets, formats, and other factors that could influence future pricing predictions. Overall price inflation is projected to remain around 5-6% for 2018.
Why Our Library Is Particpating In The Projectmilloca
The document discusses a library project to provide e-books to meet student and faculty needs. It outlines issues with availability and pricing of e-books from publishers. The project aims to license e-book collections in specific subject areas and evaluate their usage. Participating libraries will provide usage data and user feedback in exchange for free access to the e-books for two years. Two bids were selected to provide the e-books through aggregator platforms.
This document provides an introduction to open access publishing for research administrators and managers. It discusses the two main paths to open access publishing - gold open access which involves publishing in fully open access journals, and green open access which involves depositing articles in open repositories. It also covers the benefits of open access publishing for authors, typical open access publication fees, funder policies supporting open access, and methods some institutions use to fund open access fees such as central funds and membership programs with open access publishers.
This presentation was provided by Sarah Koechlein of James Madison University, during the NISO event "From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality," held on August 21, 2019.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is exploring offset pricing models and open access terms with publishers. KAUST seeks to standardize processes around open access, article processing charges, and text/data mining by proposing standard language for inclusion in licensing agreements. Specifically, KAUST proposes allowing the immediate deposit of authors' final manuscripts in their institutional repository after acceptance or 6 months after publication. KAUST is also gathering information from publishers about how their offset pricing and article processing charge systems work. Offset models aim to balance local and global cost reductions as the proportion of open access articles increases over time.
This document discusses evaluating collections at the consortia level using quantitative data. It provides examples of collection evaluations done for Elsevier ScienceDirect and Wiley InterScience. These evaluations analyzed usage, value, and price to evaluate the value of collections and individual titles. Current projects also aim to compare society and commercial publishers. Quantitative evaluation can help negotiate contracts and identify sustainable pricing models going forward.
Building Better Collections on Demand: DDA at the University of DenverMichael Levine-Clark
This document discusses demand-driven acquisition (DDA) at the University of Denver (DU). It summarizes DU's experience with DDA programs like netLibrary and EBL. Some key points:
- DDA allows DU to provide a much broader collection by matching acquisitions to immediate demand through short-term loans and purchase-on-demand.
- Through EBL, DU was able to provide access to over 10,000 ebook titles while spending less per transaction than anticipated list prices.
- DU aims to expand its multi-format DDA model to include more vendors and formats like print-on-demand.
- Long-term, DU hopes to maintain a permanent collection through DDA while
Spending on print monographs at the University of Manchester library has fallen 37% from 2009-2013, while spending on individual eBooks has increased 148% and eBook subscriptions have increased 39%. The ratio of the average cost of an eBook to a print book has also increased during this period. While subscription eBook packages provide access to more titles at a lower individual cost, they can include unused titles and move towards the expensive "big deal" model of journal packages. The library is considering alternative models of hosting open access publishing and reducing costs of eTextbooks and research eBooks to increase access and lower barriers.
This document discusses e-book strategies for libraries. It provides an overview of transitions to digital formats, research on user attitudes towards e-books, and strategies libraries can take including purchasing big deal e-book collections, demand-driven acquisition pilots, and integrating e-books into library catalogs. It summarizes findings from pilots with ebrary and purchasing the most used titles. It concludes with next steps such as evaluating different purchasing models and making e-books more accessible and usable.
Going for Gold and Greener Pastures: Open Access Explained
Presentation by Lisa Kruesi, Helen Morgan and Andrew Heath from The University of Queensland Scholarly Publishing and Digititisation Service for Open Access Week, October 2012.
The ever increasing costs of journal subscriptions are forcing libraries to use more data-driven methods for cancellations and collection management. This article describes using citation analysis of faculty publications to measure citations to journals in a library's collection. At a cancer research institute in the Netherlands, over 200 journal titles were analyzed. About 10% of titles showed extremely low citation scores (<10 articles) and were considered for cancellation proposals to reduce costs. Citation data from research publications can provide objective data to inform decision-making about the journal collection.
The ever increasing costs of journal subscriptions are forcing libraries to use more data-driven methods for cancellations and collection management. This article describes using citation analysis of faculty publications to measure citations to journals in a library's collection. At a cancer research institute in the Netherlands, over 200 journal titles were analyzed. About 10% of titles showed extremely low citation scores (<10 articles) and were considered for cancellation proposals to reduce costs. Citation data from research publications can provide objective data to inform decision-making about the journal collection.
The document discusses the academic publishing industry and open access publishing. It notes that the largest academic publishers have profit margins of up to 45%, much higher than companies like Apple and BMW. It advocates for open access publishing as taxpayer-funded research should be publicly accessible. It then describes different models of open access publishing like gold, green, and diamond (immediate free access for authors and readers) and notes funding agencies are increasingly mandating some form of open access. The document promotes the Open Journal of Astrophysics (OJAp) as an example of a diamond open access, community-reviewed overlay journal based on the arXiv preprint server that publishes papers for free without article processing charges.
This document summarizes the key points in applying usage data to collection management decisions in libraries and library consortia. It discusses determining cost per use, comparing usage across publishers and packages, identifying high and low use titles, evaluating value over time, and using consortial data to make equitable decisions that increase value for members. The document emphasizes that usage, cost, and value must be considered in context to properly evaluate collections and make data-driven management choices.
- Open access publishing business models differ from traditional models in that there are no barriers to access, publishers do not acquire exclusive rights to the content, and are generally paid for publication services rather than through subscriptions.
- Revenue sources for open access publishers include publication fees paid by authors, sponsoring organizations, or member institutions, as well as services like hosting repositories and advertising.
- Publication fees for open access journals typically range from $780-$3000 and cover costs like editorial work, publishing, and marketing that are similar to traditional models. Institutions play a key role in helping fund open access through central funds, memberships, and policies supporting open access publishing.
This document provides an overview of De Gruyter and their Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) model. It discusses De Gruyter's history as an independent scholarly publisher since 1749. It then summarizes the benefits of the EBA model for libraries, including improving user experience, efficient budget allocation, and helping libraries and faculty make decisions based on usage data. The document also provides examples of EBA usage statistics and cost analyses from universities that show high return on investment through large numbers of downloads at low costs per download.
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This document provides guidance for vendors responding to a request for proposal (RFP). It outlines the key steps, which include reading the RFP thoroughly, establishing win themes in an internal kickoff meeting, collecting questions, framing the response, ensuring proper grammar, conducting an internal review, submitting before the deadline, preparing for presentations as an assembled team with rehearsal, taking nothing for granted by being overly prepared, negotiating if selected, celebrating the outcome, and conducting a post-mortem review.
The document discusses the request for proposal (RFP) process. It defines an RFP as an invitation for vendors to submit proposals to provide goods or services to an organization. The document outlines the key steps in the RFP process, including assessing needs, preparing and distributing the RFP, evaluating proposals, conducting presentations, and negotiating contracts. It provides guidance on elements to include in an RFP, questions to ask vendors, tips for evaluating proposals and presentations, and best practices for negotiations.
Building better collections: Demand-Driven Acquisition as a Strategy for Mono...Michael Levine-Clark
Michael Levine-Clark presented on demand-driven acquisition (DDA) as a strategy for building monographic collections. He discussed how DDA allows libraries to provide access to a much larger collection by only paying for content that is used, matching acquisitions to immediate demand. The University of Denver implemented a DDA program through EBL in 2010 that has expanded access while spending less than traditional purchasing models. DDA provides both challenges and opportunities for managing the consideration pool and defining the long-term collection.
Levine-Clark, Michael, “Article-Level Acquisition: An Alternative to the Big Deal?,” Invited. Oxford University Press Library Advisory Group, Oxford, May 25, 2012
Predicting the Future in 3,000 Words and Charts: The Library Journal Serials ...NASIG
This document summarizes the Library Journal Serials Pricing Article, which analyzes pricing trends for academic journals. It discusses the article's methodology, including the indexes and titles used to track pricing. Various price indices are presented, showing the average annual cost per title for different subject areas and databases. The top disciplines by cost are typically chemistry and physics. The document also examines trends in library budgets, formats, and other factors that could influence future pricing predictions. Overall price inflation is projected to remain around 5-6% for 2018.
Why Our Library Is Particpating In The Projectmilloca
The document discusses a library project to provide e-books to meet student and faculty needs. It outlines issues with availability and pricing of e-books from publishers. The project aims to license e-book collections in specific subject areas and evaluate their usage. Participating libraries will provide usage data and user feedback in exchange for free access to the e-books for two years. Two bids were selected to provide the e-books through aggregator platforms.
This document provides an introduction to open access publishing for research administrators and managers. It discusses the two main paths to open access publishing - gold open access which involves publishing in fully open access journals, and green open access which involves depositing articles in open repositories. It also covers the benefits of open access publishing for authors, typical open access publication fees, funder policies supporting open access, and methods some institutions use to fund open access fees such as central funds and membership programs with open access publishers.
This presentation was provided by Sarah Koechlein of James Madison University, during the NISO event "From Submission to Publication: Creating and Conveying Quality," held on August 21, 2019.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is exploring offset pricing models and open access terms with publishers. KAUST seeks to standardize processes around open access, article processing charges, and text/data mining by proposing standard language for inclusion in licensing agreements. Specifically, KAUST proposes allowing the immediate deposit of authors' final manuscripts in their institutional repository after acceptance or 6 months after publication. KAUST is also gathering information from publishers about how their offset pricing and article processing charge systems work. Offset models aim to balance local and global cost reductions as the proportion of open access articles increases over time.
This document discusses evaluating collections at the consortia level using quantitative data. It provides examples of collection evaluations done for Elsevier ScienceDirect and Wiley InterScience. These evaluations analyzed usage, value, and price to evaluate the value of collections and individual titles. Current projects also aim to compare society and commercial publishers. Quantitative evaluation can help negotiate contracts and identify sustainable pricing models going forward.
Building Better Collections on Demand: DDA at the University of DenverMichael Levine-Clark
This document discusses demand-driven acquisition (DDA) at the University of Denver (DU). It summarizes DU's experience with DDA programs like netLibrary and EBL. Some key points:
- DDA allows DU to provide a much broader collection by matching acquisitions to immediate demand through short-term loans and purchase-on-demand.
- Through EBL, DU was able to provide access to over 10,000 ebook titles while spending less per transaction than anticipated list prices.
- DU aims to expand its multi-format DDA model to include more vendors and formats like print-on-demand.
- Long-term, DU hopes to maintain a permanent collection through DDA while
Spending on print monographs at the University of Manchester library has fallen 37% from 2009-2013, while spending on individual eBooks has increased 148% and eBook subscriptions have increased 39%. The ratio of the average cost of an eBook to a print book has also increased during this period. While subscription eBook packages provide access to more titles at a lower individual cost, they can include unused titles and move towards the expensive "big deal" model of journal packages. The library is considering alternative models of hosting open access publishing and reducing costs of eTextbooks and research eBooks to increase access and lower barriers.
This document discusses e-book strategies for libraries. It provides an overview of transitions to digital formats, research on user attitudes towards e-books, and strategies libraries can take including purchasing big deal e-book collections, demand-driven acquisition pilots, and integrating e-books into library catalogs. It summarizes findings from pilots with ebrary and purchasing the most used titles. It concludes with next steps such as evaluating different purchasing models and making e-books more accessible and usable.
Going for Gold and Greener Pastures: Open Access Explained
Presentation by Lisa Kruesi, Helen Morgan and Andrew Heath from The University of Queensland Scholarly Publishing and Digititisation Service for Open Access Week, October 2012.
The ever increasing costs of journal subscriptions are forcing libraries to use more data-driven methods for cancellations and collection management. This article describes using citation analysis of faculty publications to measure citations to journals in a library's collection. At a cancer research institute in the Netherlands, over 200 journal titles were analyzed. About 10% of titles showed extremely low citation scores (<10 articles) and were considered for cancellation proposals to reduce costs. Citation data from research publications can provide objective data to inform decision-making about the journal collection.
The ever increasing costs of journal subscriptions are forcing libraries to use more data-driven methods for cancellations and collection management. This article describes using citation analysis of faculty publications to measure citations to journals in a library's collection. At a cancer research institute in the Netherlands, over 200 journal titles were analyzed. About 10% of titles showed extremely low citation scores (<10 articles) and were considered for cancellation proposals to reduce costs. Citation data from research publications can provide objective data to inform decision-making about the journal collection.
The document discusses the academic publishing industry and open access publishing. It notes that the largest academic publishers have profit margins of up to 45%, much higher than companies like Apple and BMW. It advocates for open access publishing as taxpayer-funded research should be publicly accessible. It then describes different models of open access publishing like gold, green, and diamond (immediate free access for authors and readers) and notes funding agencies are increasingly mandating some form of open access. The document promotes the Open Journal of Astrophysics (OJAp) as an example of a diamond open access, community-reviewed overlay journal based on the arXiv preprint server that publishes papers for free without article processing charges.
This document summarizes the key points in applying usage data to collection management decisions in libraries and library consortia. It discusses determining cost per use, comparing usage across publishers and packages, identifying high and low use titles, evaluating value over time, and using consortial data to make equitable decisions that increase value for members. The document emphasizes that usage, cost, and value must be considered in context to properly evaluate collections and make data-driven management choices.
- Open access publishing business models differ from traditional models in that there are no barriers to access, publishers do not acquire exclusive rights to the content, and are generally paid for publication services rather than through subscriptions.
- Revenue sources for open access publishers include publication fees paid by authors, sponsoring organizations, or member institutions, as well as services like hosting repositories and advertising.
- Publication fees for open access journals typically range from $780-$3000 and cover costs like editorial work, publishing, and marketing that are similar to traditional models. Institutions play a key role in helping fund open access through central funds, memberships, and policies supporting open access publishing.
This document provides an overview of De Gruyter and their Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) model. It discusses De Gruyter's history as an independent scholarly publisher since 1749. It then summarizes the benefits of the EBA model for libraries, including improving user experience, efficient budget allocation, and helping libraries and faculty make decisions based on usage data. The document also provides examples of EBA usage statistics and cost analyses from universities that show high return on investment through large numbers of downloads at low costs per download.
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This document provides guidance for vendors responding to a request for proposal (RFP). It outlines the key steps, which include reading the RFP thoroughly, establishing win themes in an internal kickoff meeting, collecting questions, framing the response, ensuring proper grammar, conducting an internal review, submitting before the deadline, preparing for presentations as an assembled team with rehearsal, taking nothing for granted by being overly prepared, negotiating if selected, celebrating the outcome, and conducting a post-mortem review.
The document discusses the request for proposal (RFP) process. It defines an RFP as an invitation for vendors to submit proposals to provide goods or services to an organization. The document outlines the key steps in the RFP process, including assessing needs, preparing and distributing the RFP, evaluating proposals, conducting presentations, and negotiating contracts. It provides guidance on elements to include in an RFP, questions to ask vendors, tips for evaluating proposals and presentations, and best practices for negotiations.
This document discusses the RFP (Request for Proposal) process. It begins by outlining when an RFP may be needed, such as when a contract is up for renewal or there are issues with the current vendor. It then discusses selecting a consultant to manage the RFP process if desired. The document outlines the consultant's role in defining needs, identifying vendors, developing the RFP, managing communications and evaluations. Key aspects of the RFP are described like requirements, expectations and allowing vendor questions. The proposal, demo and contract phases are also summarized. The goal is to have a smooth transition to the new vendor selected through this competitive process.
This document provides guidance on executing a successful RFP (request for proposal) process. It begins by outlining when an RFP is the right tool and when it may not be suitable. When scope is unclear or requirements are not well defined, a project charter can help determine the best path forward. The document emphasizes treating the RFP as a process, not just a document, with clear communication and sufficient time allotted. It also provides tips on prioritizing requirements, evaluating differentiators between vendors, negotiating contracts, and determining when to engage a consultant.
This document summarizes a seminar on networking for career development. The speaker has over 24 years of experience in strategy, sales, legal, and business development. They will discuss their experiences as a mentee, peer, and mentor. Networking is defined as developing business opportunities through referrals and introductions in person or online to build enduring relationships. The speaker will discuss why networking and mentoring are important for meeting people in your field, learning industry dynamics, and finding new opportunities. They will provide tips on how to network strategically including starting with goals, focusing on personal connections, using professional societies and social networks, and maintaining a long-term perspective. Contact details are provided for anyone seeking mentoring advice.
Elizabeth Demers is a senior acquisitions editor at Johns Hopkins University Press with 20 years of experience in academic and trade publishing. She signs 20-30 books per year, including monographs, trade titles, and course adoption books. She commissions new books, evaluates submitted manuscripts, provides developmental edits, and attends conferences to promote books and the press. Her talk discusses strategies for networking to build professional connections in two areas: building her book list through conferences, outreach, and social media; and finding future career opportunities by getting involved in the industry and being generous with her time and recommendations.
Angela Cochran is a director, mother, wife, daughter, and volunteer leader who advocates for networking through volunteering and active participation. She recommends getting involved in committees and leadership roles to meet people, learn negotiation and collaboration skills, and gain experience in governance. Cochran also suggests attending professional events to ask questions, start conversations, exchange business cards, contribute online, and speak up so others realize your knowledge and potential to contribute.
Digital Science's mission is to fuel scientific discovery with software that simplifies research. They aim to empower researchers with disruptive technology. They incubate and invest in startups in the research field, with the goal of making research simpler so researchers have more time for discovery. Digital Science is a technology company that serves the needs of scientific research by changing the way science works.
The document discusses diversity and inclusion in mentorship at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It describes the ASCE Diversity & Inclusion Council established in 2014 with a mission to foster understanding and cultivate an inclusive workforce. The council has 13 members from different departments, designations, races, ethnicities, and genders. It also works with a separate committee for ASCE's over 150,000 members from 177 countries. Activities to promote diversity include highlighting heritage months, lunch-and-learn sessions on topics like disability etiquette and working styles, and inviting outside speakers on bias. Mentorship can be formal or informal and aims to bridge gaps in skills, self-awareness, and confidence through
The Mentorship Program at T&F was created in 2010 based on employee feedback requesting guidance and support from experienced employees. The program is informal with 1:1 mentoring relationships lasting 6-12 months between employees in different divisions. Over 70 matches have been made in 5 years with only 2 not working out. Benefits include 20% of participants being promoted, 10% transferring, and under 5% turnover. The program increased employee engagement and led to improved productivity and cost savings.
This document discusses mentoring at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It provides details about the pilot mentoring program launched in 2014 and the full program launched in 2015. Key points include pairing mentees and mentors, providing training and guidelines, and collecting feedback. The program aimed to facilitate a culture shift at ASCE to emphasize core values like trust, teamwork and excellence. Lessons learned include ensuring mentors and mentees are a good match and maintaining expectations. The author provides their own experience being paired as a mentor and mentee.
The document discusses advice and mentorship. It presents a series of fictional scenarios where a person seeks advice at different career stages and receives both helpful and unhelpful advice. It then provides recommendations for finding mentors and making the most of advice received, such as looking across different fields, mentoring others, and remembering that not all advice should be followed. The overall message is that while advice can be good or bad, it is still useful to consider different perspectives to help advance one's career.
October Ivins has worked in various library and information science roles since 1985, including positions at UNC Chapel Hill Library, LSU Baton Rouge Library, and UT Austin. She has been involved with professional organizations like ALA, NASIG, and SSP since 1981. As an independent consultant since 2001, Ivins mentors others on career development topics such as getting the most out of conferences, choosing positions, supervisor and coworker issues, and professional associations. Her document provides advice on training opportunities, managing staff, getting referrals, and preparing for phone interviews.
Early in one's career, a formal mentor is not necessary as support can be found from observing mid-to-late career colleagues. Peer mentoring through collaboration with other managers, especially other women managers, can also be effective. As careers advance, having a women mentor becomes important as women face unique challenges in the workplace and mentors help other women navigate their careers. Without any mentor, one risks lacking career advice, feeling stagnant in their career progression, and experiencing periods of career confusion with no expert to provide guidance.
Adrian Stanley discussed his experience mentoring fellows through the SSP program. He explained that mentoring involves softer guidance to help mentees develop over the long term through balanced listening, directing, and connecting. Fellows benefit from the experience and connections of mentors, who can help open doors, share new perspectives, and make introductions to expand networks and opportunities in the industry. Feedback from fellows showed mentoring helped them learn from experience, feel more included and secure asking questions, and broaden their industry perspectives.
The document discusses two kinds of mentorship at the nonprofit organization BioOne. It provides an overview of BioOne's mission to make scientific research more accessible and its founding by both library and publisher interests. It then defines a "culture of mentorship" as a work environment where employees feel comfortable getting advice from supervisors and colleagues, who see them as whole people rather than just skills. The second kind of mentorship is described as a more traditional unofficial mentor who provides professional guidance. It concludes by listing the executive staff of BioOne and contact information for the speaker.
This document provides a summary of October Ivins' career experience and areas of expertise. It lists her educational background, including degrees from UNC Chapel Hill Library in 1974-1985, UNC Chapel Hill SILS in 1985-1987, and LSU Baton Rouge Library in 1987-1995. It also outlines her work experience at UT Austin SILS from 1995-1998, Publist.com from 1998-2000, Booktech.com from 2000-2001, and as an independent consultant from 2001-present. The document then discusses how her definition of an information professional has loosened over time to include various managerial roles. It concludes by listing topics she provides career coaching and mentoring on, such as choosing jobs
Mohammad H Asadi Lari presented on creating an office culture of mentorship from the perspective of an early career student and mentee. He discussed his experiences being mentored through the SSP Fellowship program and beyond. Emerging trends in early career mentorship include more organizations introducing formal mentorship opportunities and an increase in both professional and peer mentoring models. Mentorship provides visible benefits like networking and career development, as well as hidden benefits beyond initial programs.
This document discusses opportunities for Western academic publishers in China. It notes that China is a rapidly growing market with increasing research output and funding. However, it is also highly competitive. The document outlines several strategies publishers can consider to engage with the Chinese market, including developing local language materials, using social media platforms allowed in China, attending Chinese conferences, exploring co-publishing opportunities with Chinese partners, and developing a long-term strategic plan focused on impact and relationships within China. It also discusses China's increasing open access policies and investments in research universities that could affect publishing opportunities.
This document discusses JSTOR's growing participation in Turkey from 1999-2014. It shows that participation grew slowly at first but increased significantly after the Turkish government began funding access to JSTOR collections through the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium in 2005. Participation and number of collections licensed continued to grow steadily through partnerships with the consortium and engaging a licensing agent in 2013. While agents can help with local representation, awareness, and relationships, they also present challenges of managing expectations, competing demands, and individuals not reporting to JSTOR.
1. John Cox Associates
International Publishing Consultancy
Rookwood, Bradden, Towcester, Northants NN12 8ED, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1327 860949 Fax: +44 (0) 1327 861184 Web: www.johncoxassociates.com
SSP Pre-Conference
Wednesday 28 May 2003
Pricing and value in electronic literature: validating pricing policy in a complex
market
A. INTRODUCTION TO THE ONLINE LIBRARY MARKET
! One third of the world's libraries are in North America, another third in Europe, and the remainder spread
around the rest of the world. US share may be as high as 60%.
! 46% of the overall library budget is staff; other operating costs 13%. 41% on materials, of which 63% is
spent on serials – 26% of total library expenditure.
Libraries spend $1.50 on staff and operating costs for every $1.00 spent on materials.
! 122 ARL libraries spent over 16% of their acquisition budgets on e-resources in 2001; proportion
increasing at 30+%. Total electronic serials expenditure $120 million in 2001.
! Spectacular growth in library consortia actively purchasing electronic content: 102 to over 160 in three
years. Most serve academic and medical libraries; many are “multi-sectoral”, including school, college
and public libraries as well as academic. Some large corporate and government library systems function
like consortia.
! Five years’ evidence to demonstrate that usage of online content is both broader and more intensive than
either publishers or librarians expected.
! Online publishing is a service business: sales channels are more direct; linking means working together.
! Trading partners now are more varied and more numerous: subscription agents, OCLC and new
intermediaries.
2. B. PRICING MODELS FOR ONLINE SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
! There is an infinite variety of pricing models, all discarding the inflexibility of the single title
subscription price.
! Prior year plus a premium: the APPEAL licence created by Academic Press. It works for publishers in
the “Big Deal” and is used by the major commercial houses. It is favoured by many consortia.
! Variations on the title subscription price, using the print subscription price as a basis on which further
services can be provided, or online at a discount. Note the practice of providing additional titles online
provided that existing subscriptions are maintained. This approach retains flexibility of choice for the
library, and price breaks based on volume.
! Simultaneous users – traditional pricing for databases. It is an attempt to relate price to an assumed level
of usage. It allows the library (or consortium) flexibility in gauging demand for the product and
upgrading or downgrading its user levels as required.
! Population based models – based on full time enrolments in education, or number of employees in
corporate, government and professional libraries.
! Pricing by institutional ‘size’, using Carnegie Classification (USA) or JISC Charging Bands (UK). But
these are restricted to those two countries.
! Usage-based pricing. The early anecdotal evidence from OhioLINK is that usage is spread right across
the whole list covered by the online license. But it is fraught with difficulties of definition (but see
COUNTER) and is not yet accepted by libraries.
! Package pricing that varies by type of customer, e.g. Project MUSE, OUP’s pricing for OED and ANB,
The Ingenta/PCG ConsortiaLINK pricing scheme.
• There has been criticism of some of these models – notably of the FTE model and of ‘one-price-
fits-all’ – as inappropriate outside the English-speaking world, where student profiles and teaching
methods are different, and where English is not the principal language.
• Listserv postings have spoken highly of the simultaneous user model, while criticising the
population-based, or FTE. For consortia, they are unlikely to displace “prior year plus a premium”
pricing.
• Pricing collections requires a model based on the aggregate subscription price of the constituent
titles, with an attractive level of discount. Of those publishers that have tried this approach, the
effective discount appears to be 20-30% off the aggregate subscription price, but this will depend
on the subject and the list of journals.
C. DIFFERENT PRICES FOR DIFFERENT MARKET SEGMENTS
! Publishers have been doing it for years, for institutions, individuals, society members or by geographical
region.
! But online publishing extends the reach of content, and extends the reach of the product or service to
markets that simply would have been unable or unwilling to buy scholarly material in print.
! Differentiating between academic and corporate markets; there is a trend by large publishers to charge a
platform fee or access fee in addition to the journal prices.
! The value of a journal will vary by type of institution. The marginal cost of reaching secondary markets
in 4 and 2-year colleges, in public libraries or schools, is less than the incremental income gained by a
modest premium applied to existing subscriptions, e.g. – Project MUSE, OUP’s pricing for the Oxford
English Dictionary.
! Differentiating by service levels. The functionality of the online product is important. Some publishers
have adopted different prices for basic and enhanced service and/or usage rights.
! The marginal cost of providing additional access online to customers that would never have been able to
afford print journal subscriptions is low. So it can work on a geographical basis, to enfranchise academic
and professional readers in less developed countries.
3. D. THE ROLE OF COST-PER-USE IN PRICING E-CONTENT
! Measuring use and assessing what constitutes ‘value for money’ in scholarly journal publishing is
difficult. For the publisher, this may be a simple arithmetical calculation of the price charged divided by
the number of uses made of the journal. For the library, there are indirect costs of space, staff and other
overhead to add to the direct cost to the acquisitions budget of the title concerned.
! A well-used expensive journal is better value for money than a low-priced title that is not read:
Journal Publisher US$ cost No of uses $ / use
Brain Research Bulletin ANKHO [now Elsevier] 2,385 187 12.75
Hospital Medicine Mark Allen Publishing 398 6 66.33
Advances in Clinical Chemistry Academic Press [now Elsevier] 98 3 32.67
International Journal of Neuroscience Gordon & Breach [now Taylor & Francis] 5,922 183 32.36
Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry Swets & Zeitlinger 496 18 27.56
Brain Behaviour and Evolution Karger 1,389 52 26.71
Journal of Neuroscience Research Wiley-Liss 5,095 483 10.56
Brain Research Elsevier 14,669 1,777 8.25
! Emerald and Institute of Physics Publishing: average cost per use in 2002 of each publisher:
Publisher Number of articles available Total downloads Price per article Average price per use
January December average USD $ USD $
IOPP 32,091 39,934 36,012 3,062,502 6.14 5.46
Emerald 117,226 154,882 136,054 3,093,655 4.79 4.58
! Anecdotal evidence: savings in binding costs by discontinuing print, reduction in the need for space,
access not dependent on library opening hours or location; staff redeployed on professional duties by
discontinuing the manual check-in, re-shelving, repairs and processing inter-library loan requests.
! The Drexel Study of the organizational and operational cost impact of the migration to electronic
journals by Montgomery and King contrasts unit cost per use of print and electronic:
Journal Type Subscription Cost per Recorded Subscription Operational Total Cost
Cost Title Use Cost / Use [1] Cost / Use [1] per Use [1]
Electronic Journals
Individual Subscriptions $ 73,000 $432 23,000 $ 3.20 $ 0.45 $ 4.00
Publisher's Packages $304,000 $134 134,000 $ 2.25 $ 0.45 $ 3.00
Multi-publisher Packages $ 27,000 $ 60 20,000 $ 1.35 $ 0.45 $ 2.00
Total $404,000 $147 177,000 $ 2.30 $ 0.45 $ 2.75
Print Journals
Current Journals $ 38,000 $100 15,000 $ 2.50 $ 6.00 $ 8.50
Bound Journals N/A N/A 8,800 N/A $30.00 $30.00
Total $ 38,000 $100 24,000 $ 2.50 $15.00 $17.50
! Library operating costs -
# $30 for bound print titles – where 80 per cent is attributable to the space they occupy
# $6.00 for current print subscriptions
# $0.45 per use for electronic journals
E. PRICING MODELS FOR EBOOKS
! The eBook marketplace is set to expand according to market research firms – but there are no reliable
statistics.
! Microsoft, Adobe and Palm are dominating the technology side of the market.
! Desktop/laptop computers predominate in institutional library and business markets.
4. ! A market for PDAs is emerging in medicine, which has not yet been replicated in other professional
markets.
! There are two major factors that are driving eBook development: the increasing availability of
e-publishing or document conversion services, and the emergence of eBook standards - ONIX
Publication codes (EDItEUR) and the Open eBook Publication Structure.
! Types of eBook: market differentiation:
# reference works, both in aggregated databases and some publishers’ online publishing, due to the
suitability of this type of content for combining with journal content, and
# teaching and learning material (i.e. textbooks) available on custom-publishing sites from leading
textbook houses.
! Two market segments are emerging; libraries can hold more content and save on shelf space by
acquiring eBooks from aggregators or from publishers, including reference works and monographs, and
individuals buying chapters or pages on a pay-per-view basis. The medical market is developing more
rapidly than any other professional market.
! The textbook market is being affected significantly by custom publishing sites operated by the major
textbook companies.
! Different business models for different types of eBook content are evolving. Some types of content are
being sold in two or more ways:
# Reference Works are treated as ‘subscribe to’ products. Pricing appears to be converging on a
subscription model that either varies by type of customer and population, or is based on
simultaneous users.
# Non-STM teaching and learning titles are offered as custom eBooks and courseware on a per-
page pay-per-view basis. Pricing is usually per page, within a range of 10-12c per page.
# Monographs are being sold in aggregated collections and on eBook sites operated by
individual publishers. Pricing is related to the individual print price per title, discounted by 15-
20%. eBook rental is also tried, e.g. a 7-day rental at 20% of the eBook price.
! Aggregators are important in the library market. New aggregators adding functional efficiency and value
are emerging.
! There are free eBook projects. Alternative eBook publishing ventures are mainly in their infancy and do
not appear to threaten established publishing practice or business.
F. IMPORTANT REFERENCES
! Scientific Publishing: Knowledge is Power: Morgan Stanley Equity Research Europe, London, 2002:
http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Journals/morganstanley.pdf
! ARL Statistics 2000-01, Association of Research Libraries, Washington DC
(www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/01pub)
! Montgomery C. H. and King, D. W., Comparing Library and User Related Costs of Print and Electronic
Journal Collections – A First Step Towards a Comprehensive Analysis, D-Lib Magazine 8:10, 2002
! www.projectcounter.org
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