[Eril-l] Maryland Libraries Post RFP for E-Resources Licensing and Subscription Management Services

[Charles Thomas]

[This message is being cross-posted to multiple relevant listservs; please forgive any duplication].


The Maryland Digital Library, Maryland Library Consortium, University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium, and other library entities in The State of Maryland are seeking proposals through the Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) from qualified organizations interested in serving as a licensing and negotiation facilitator for electronic resources such as e-journals, databases, e-books, streaming video, and/or other online information resources.


A Request For Proposals (RFP) titled "Library e-Resources Licensing and Subscription Management Services for the Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium" has been posted online at http://tinyurl.com/otxkvkz. The RFP document contains specifications and requirements, instructions for those wishing to submit proposals, evaluation and selection methods, and other useful details.


Organizations interested in submitting a proposal in response to the RFP may wish to dial in to a Preproposal Conference scheduled for June 14, 2016 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, using dial-in information provided in the RFP document.


Please note that all comments, questions, and proposals related to this RFP should be directed to:


Blair Blankinship

Phone: 410-837-5714

Email: bblankinship at ubalt.edu<mailto:bblankinship at ubalt.edu>



About MEEC: The Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) membership includes public and private K-16+ institutions, public libraries and museums in the state of Maryland. MEEC provides opportunities for its members to procure education-related goods and services at competitive prices through negotiated contracts available for use by all member organizations. For more information about MEEC, see: http://meec-edu.org/ .





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Chuck Thomas
Executive Director, USMAI Library Consortium
Tel: 202-651-1921
Email: cthomas at usmd.edu
usmai.org


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From: icolc-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <icolc-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> on behalf of Robert Mackes <rtmackes at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 2:02 PM
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Subject: [Icolc] BMJ Pricing Strategies


Hello ~



Does anyone have a deal with BMJ Publishing for journals? Please contact me if you can offer any insight into the following situation:



We have had a long-standing consortial arrangement with them. Many years ago, we were able to negotiate an extremely large discount from list price. At the time, their list prices were published, so we had a basis for comparison. We are coming to the end of a 5-year deal where we agreed to a larger than usual increase each year because they were otherwise not willing to continue forward. Now they are looking for a drastic price increase because they say our pricing is not sustainable.



Any insight or words of wisdom people can offer to help us through this situation would be appreciated.



Regards,



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Robb

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Robert T. Mackes, MLS, AHIP

Executive Director

Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey

Project Manager

HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative

PO Box 7908

Princeton, NJ 08543-7908

Phone: (570) 856-5952

Fax: (888) 619-4432

Email: rtmackes at gmail.com<mailto:rtmackes at gmail.com>

Skype: robbmackes

www.hslanj.org<http://www.hslanj.org>


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