From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:56:11 +0000 Wiley's tactic is to guarantee themselves a predictable stream of income from you, to the tune of $200,000 or so a year, for the foreseeable future. Your tactic is to tell them to take a jump. Then, there might be a negotiation. They really are not going to risk losing all that income. Simply, librarians should see this kind of stuff for what it is, a try-on, and never ever agree to it. YOU are the market, you set the rules. (yes, there are all sorts of practical problems, and to some extent you have to fulfil faculty's wishes on whatever terms you can get - but these terms are only serious if anyone is barmy enough to agree to them) Bill Hughes Multi-Science Publishing ----- Original Message ----- From: "LIBLICENSE" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 2:37 AM Subject: Wiley bundling / non-cancellation? From: Andree Rathemacher <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Wiley bundling / non-cancellation? Hi colleagues, The University of Rhode Island subscribes to approximately 137 journals from Wiley for a total cost of just over $212,000. For years, we've had a single site license, because though URI has two nearby satellite campuses, we have only one university and one library administration, and most other publishers recognize that we are not multiple locations, thus, I maintain that we are a single site. Wiley has just decided that, per their license, we are in violation of their definition of site*, and therefore have to upgrade to an Enhanced license. Unfortunate. However, and this is the nature of my question, the license agreement that they want me to sign bundles our individual subscriptions (which we get individually through EBSCO) into a custom package that they're calling a "core collection," AND FROM WHICH THEY WILL ALLOW NO CANCELLATIONS IN THE FUTURE. This is the language: *Electronic Journal Subscription Maintenance and Swapping: The Licensee may swap subscribed online journals in the Core Collection without penalty provided that such changes do not exceed 5% of the value of the total Core Collection for any calendar year. These changes will be reflected in amendments to this Appendix. Swapping will be accepted at the title level or for duplicate subscriptions. Swapping will only be accepted on a calendar year basis and Wiley must be notified of any changes in writing no later than the preceding November 1st.* Has anyone else encountered this? I find it appalling, to say the least. *http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/licenseAgreement *Site* A single, geographically contiguous office building or complex or campus location plus access via the Licensee's Secure Network, identified by the Licensee's relevant Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, for Authorized Users as defined below. Wiley may refuse to grant a license to an institution claiming a range of IP addresses that, in Wiley's opinion, represents more than one campus or office complex. Comments, suggestions? Thank you, Andree Rathemacher Professor / Head, Acquisitions University Libraries, University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881-2011 [log in to unmask]