From: Laval Hunsucker <[log in to unmask]>
 Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 07:28:49 -0800

Hey -- I really like that formulation :  "There is *an untapped
opportunity* [ my emphasis - LH ] here to support those who leave
academia but remain keenly interested in research and scholarship
via their academic libraries." And certainly in combination, as in
this case, with the words :  "at no extra fee".

An "untapped opportunity" !  What other electronic journal and/
or database providers ( i.e., publishers, aggregators, etc. ) are there
who share -- or could be successfully urged to share -- in this kind
of Weltanschauung ?

I took a quick look, and of course find lots of online statements
and announcements from individual library systems concerning
special alumni access to certain electronic resources ( typically
without an indication whether the system concerned is paying
extra for such access ), but I haven't found any good general list
of resources whose providers' licenses, either automatically or in
consequence of negotiation, allow them to be made available to
registered alumni, without extra charge either to alumni or to the
intermediary -- and authorizing/authenticating -- institution. But
I wouldn't be in the least surprised if someone on this forum does
know of such a systematic current listing and, if so, I'd be most
interested to hear about it.  Thanks.

And as for Sage, of course :  Chapeau !!

One does perhaps wonder what factors or developments or
calculations or estimates or assumptions may in particular have
played a role leading to this business decision.  Also perhaps :
what if any significant differences might there be in this regard
between social science resources and those for other fields ?

Laval Hunsucker
Breukelen, Nederland


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lucraft, Mithu" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:46:40 +0000
>
> ***Apologies for cross-posting***
>
> Dear colleagues,  We hope the below may be of interest.
>
> Kind regards,  Mithu
>
> ***************
>
> New SAGE License enables access to scholarship for university alumni
>
> Los Angeles, CA (November,02  2012) – SAGE today announced a change to
> its licenses that will provide university alumni with access to the
> content hosted on the SAGE Journals, SAGE Research Methods and SAGE
> Knowledge platforms through their university library. All alumni
> registered with subscribing or purchasing libraries will be able to
> access all SAGE products including over 645 scholarly and professional
> journals at no extra fee.
>
> University libraries already support current students and scholars
> with access to online resources through both on-site and remote
> services. This new license will extend this offering to alumni via
> secure authentication, with alumni being authorised by their
> institutions. Libraries will have the option to opt in to this new
> license on renewing current subscriptions for 2013.
>
> “SAGE is strongly committed to helping libraries to serve their
> communities by delivering access to quality content.” remarked Stephen
> Barr, President SAGE International. “There is an untapped opportunity
> here to support those who leave academia but remain keenly interested
> in research and scholarship via their academic libraries. Librarians
> remain at the heart of the dissemination of research support within
> their institutions, and this firmly supports their role in enabling
> life-long learning.”
>
> Nicky Whitsed, Director of Library Services at The Open University
> remarked, “We warmly welcome the extension of SAGE licences to embrace
> alumni and hope that other publishers will extend their licences in
> this way.  This is an important development that supports our wish to
> foster continuing links with our alumni.”
>
> # # #
>
> SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and
> electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets.
> Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of
> scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide
> range of subject areas including business, humanities, social
> sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. An independent
> company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi,
> Singapore, and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com
>
> Mithu Lucraft (Mrs)
> PR Manager
> SAGE Publications Ltd
> 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road
> London, EC1Y 1SP
> UK