From: Ian Gibson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:51:38 +0000 CRKN's decision here has nothing to do with Big Deal or no big deal - the consortium has just recently renewed several big deals. This is 100% about ACS's "value based" (i.e. usage based) pricing that removes price predictability. (on a selfish note MPoW was also concerned about the huge price increase for us that came along with usage based billing) The "value based" pricing model was a deal breaker at the consortial level and I wouldn't be surprised if it wound up being a deal breaker at the individual school level. We need price predictability end of story. It should be noted that the COUPERIN consortium in France has also walked away from ACS (though it seems to be more about pricing there): http://www.couperin.org/news/261-a-la-une/1027-couperin-rompt-les-negociations-avec-l-american-chemical-society Ian Gibson E-Resources / Liaison Librarian Brock University | James A. Gibson Library Niagara Region | 500 Glenridge Ave. | St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 E [log in to unmask] | T 905 688 5550 x6223 ________________________________________ From: Anna Creech <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:08:58 -0500 CRKN to Terminate National Agreement with the ACS November 26, 2012 The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has announced a decision to terminate the national license agreement it has held with the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 2001 for its Web Editions and Legacy Archives products. Termination of the CRKN-ACS license will take effect at the end of 2013, at which time participating libraries may choose to contract directly with ACS or implement alternate arrangements. The decision to terminate the national agreement was taken by the CRKN Board of Directors after the organization’s negotiating team was unable to reach a renewal agreement with ACS, owing to fundamental issues with the new pricing model adopted by ACS for its international (non-US) library and consortia customers. more: http://www.crkn.ca/communications/crkn-to-terminate-national-agreement-with-the-acs