[Eril-l] FW: ACS Journal Packages

[van Sickle, Jennifer]

We briefly considered tokens, but our ACS usage is so high that it didn't make sense.  We bought the ACS archives as a one-time purchase, and we have a 3 year agreement for current content.   ACS and SciFinder are the only resources we have for our very active chemistry department.

We dropped RSC a few years ago when they wanted to raise prices by more than 12% in one year.  The usage was much lower than for ACS, so the faculty were fine with letting it go.

--Jennifer

Jennifer van Sickle
Trinity College
Hartford, CT



From: Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> On Behalf Of Ann Erdmann
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Eril-l] ACS Journal Packages

Hi Jill,

At our library, we are down to the 5 titles, plus tokens model with ACS. I was not aware that they are offering a tokens only package at this point, but if they are that is very good news for libraries. A have talked with folks on the ACS program accreditation team and have been assured that you do NOT have to have subscriptions to ACS content in order to have an accredited program.

Here are some articles from when SUNY Potsdam walked away from ACS. They went with Royal Society instead, but I have heard that their prices just went way up also.

http://www.attemptingelegance.com/?p=1765<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.attemptingelegance.com%2F%3Fp%3D1765&data=01%7C01%7Cjennifer.vansickle%40trincoll.edu%7Cbed382e7e7354b925bde08d639271664%7Ca6cda06a52d94672ae1ff6f9c9f14e37%7C0&sdata=owDbeCWVYkNGmULMtiSRjcA0EVYQ1mb3VNhJ6VO%2B6Lk%3D&reserved=0>

http://sparc.arl.org/news/suny-potsdam-takes-tough-stand-against-american-chemical-society-prices<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsparc.arl.org%2Fnews%2Fsuny-potsdam-takes-tough-stand-against-american-chemical-society-prices&data=01%7C01%7Cjennifer.vansickle%40trincoll.edu%7Cbed382e7e7354b925bde08d639271664%7Ca6cda06a52d94672ae1ff6f9c9f14e37%7C0&sdata=Yic6Ggr4x0iVXrNOQ65%2FTEYQ3%2FPirs3pFM6ugCMXlCE%3D&reserved=0>



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Annie Erdmann, MLIS

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Head of Electronic Resources and Access Services
Cochrane-Woods Library
Nebraska Wesleyan University
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402-465-2404  (direct)



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From: Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org>> on behalf of Jill Emery <jill.emery at gmail.com<mailto:jill.emery at gmail.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 1:46:27 PM
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Subject: [Eril-l] ACS Journal Packages

Hi All,

Has any one who works at an institution of higher education in the U.S. with an accredited Chemistry program canceled their ACS subscriptions and just gone to a token model for access?

Curious to know if this has worked for anyone?

If not, has anyone regardless of Chemistry program accreditation, used the just the token program with ACS titles & if so, how do you think it works for you?

Thanks in advance for any information provided.

-Jill
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