From: Joanne Romano <
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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
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From: "Maziar, Lucy (EDU)" <
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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
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