From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:11:51 -0500 Yes, and aggregators typically pay a premium when they ask for current content rather than, say a moving wall embargo of six months or more. Sandy Thatcher > From: "Wantland, Clydette" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:50:27 +0000 > > In my experience with commercial aggregators, 20% is the lowest they > typically offer. This is robbery in my opinion. Tell the editor to > ask for more and perhaps an embargo on current content depending on > where the journal is currently hosted. Feel free to contact me > directly for more information. > > Clydette Wantland > Journals Manager > University of Illinois Press > Champaign, IL 61820 > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/index.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Fowler, George J." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:21:52 +0000 > > All, > > I am most likely not even looking at things correctly, so I need your > considerable and considered help! > > I was just approached by a faculty editor of a journal that is hosted > at our institution, who had a proposal from a major publishing vendor. > It looks like the intent is to include the full-text of the journal in > one or more of the vendors' databases, but I cannot confirm that. > >> From talking with the faculty member, he indicated that we would > > continue to host the journal, but the vendor would be able to use the > content in a manner they deemed appropriate. > > The vendor is offering to pay royalties equal to 20% of the net > revenue collected for inclusion of Content from the Publications on > Products sold. > > Is that a fair amount? > > Also, what should I be looking for that I am not mentioning? > > Thank you for your assistance. > > George > > George J Fowler > Interim University Librarian > Old Dominion University Libraries > Norfolk, VA 23529 > [log in to unmask]