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 [log in to unmask] 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