From: Darby Orcutt <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 08:56:33 -0400

Claudia,

I'm sure you can find some cost per use data hidden in articles
such as this one:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098791313000488

Even with the increase, your cost per FTV is likely much lower
than it is for most institutions, for-profit or otherwise. Very large
size generally serves as a predictor for that.

Best,
Darby

Darby Orcutt
Assistant Head, Collection Management
North Carolina State University Libraries
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC  27695-7111
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On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 5:47 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: "Timmann, Claudia" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 14:46:39 +0000
>
> Good day Collective Wisdom!
>
> I hope this note finds you all well.
>
> I have an interesting request and I do wonder the impact on you all as well.
>
> Recently Elsevier Science decided to charge us upwards of 520% for our
> collection because of being a for profit doctoral granting
> institution.  We had the College Edition collection.
>
> My request:  Without sharing specific cost, could you please share the
> approximate amount/range that you pay for full text views (FTV) and
> for your ES subscription?!  So, for example, currently our FTV cost
> hits a range of .10 to .12 cents and ES is asking that we pay an
> increased subscription rate upwards of about $100k instead of about
> $18k.
>
> I am also interested in an approximation of your Science Direct
> subscription too.
>
> The reason for this ask is because our executive leader wants to see
> industry standards, which of course are not published-as you are aware
> of.  Any assistance would be helpful!
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Claudia Timmann
> Academic Library Director
> Capella University Library