From: "Sanfilippo, Tony" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:00:07 +0000 Wether or not it influences a librarian’s thinking, it does influence a librarian’s data. It affects usage statistics and which in turn influence purchasing and renewal decisions. Tony Sanfilippo, Director Ohio State University Press 180 Pressey Hall 1070 Carmack Road Columbus, OH 43210-1002 ohiostatepress.org (614) 292-7818 On Jun 27, 2019, at 6:07 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Joanne Romano <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:33:18 +0000 I agree with Lucy's sentiments here. Budget levels, subscription price increases, terms of use, ease of use, etc., are also my top concerns also when negotiating with publishers. Any user can choose to obtain free, pirated content from either ResearchGate or SciHub. But this fact does not influence my decision-making, and isn't considered, when it comes to subscription renewals. Best regards, Joanne Joanne V. Romano, MLS Head of Resource Management Texas Medical Center Library 1133 John Freeman Blvd. Houston, TX 77030 [log in to unmask] Office: 713-799-7144 Fax: 713-799-7844 www.library.tmc.edu ________________________________ From: "Maziar, Lucy (EDU)" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:49:26 +0000 It has certainly never been in the background on any negotiations with vendors that I have been involved in. My negotiations have always about rising costs, static or reduced budgets, and the value of the resource to my community along with license terms, customer service, ease of use, etc. Sci Hub and ResearchGate are never in my mind. I also would like to see the data that supports that statement that they are in the background of every library negotiation with publishers. Best, Lucy Lucia Maziar Library Director US Coast Guard Academy Library (DL) 35 Mohegan Ave New London CT 06320 860.444.8517 [log in to unmask] [SNIP]