...Monique Dikboom Purpose This paper aims to describe the experiences of the Maastricht University Library in The Netherlands with regard to the evaluation of electronic subscriptions. For the evaluation of Big Deals, a tool was built to obtain an overview of the value of the package. For individual...

... "The whole area of subscriptions, document delivery, interlibrary loan and consortia deals has become highly confusing and complex", comments Anthony Pearce, Chair of the ingenta institute. "There are no recent studies which bring all the issues together in an independent and impartial way...

...Albert Prior Intermediaries of various sorts have been key players in helping libraries in access to, and the acquisition of, serials. Subscription agents have been prominent, with a strong tradition in the print environment. They have developed additional services for libraries that focus on using...

... Rustenburg, chairman of the board of Swets & Zeitlinger, stated:"We are delighted with the prospect of being able to work with Blackwell's in future as a partner rather than as a competitor". Anthony Thompson, group chief executive of Blackwell Ltd, said: "The combination of Swets Subscription Service...

...Bernard Naylor Addresses the effect of the anticipated near‐future change from print‐on‐paper to electronically published journals on the way in which users will pay for access to authors’ work. Compares two methods of payment:“just in case” ‐ like the current subscription; and“just in time...

... for acquiring subscriptions valued at over US$ 2 million. Del Sol et al.[ 1 ] show that the Co‐operative Acquisition Service has achieved savings of over 5 per cent on the subscription prices previously paid by the individual universities. The Current Awareness and Individual Article Supply...

...John Cox Examines the way subscription agents must adapt to changing market needs as intermediaries between libraries and publishers. Compares the value of printed journals as a means of disseminating academic information with the cost advantages of electronic media. Surmises that while printed...