ACM Digital Library Renewal 2018-2019 [1]
Please note that the vendor will include an across-the-board Article Processing Charge (APC) credit of US$53 for all institutions. That will be deducted from subscribing institutions' fees for 2018-2019 as a part of ACM's Hybrid Open Access Publishing program.
To RENEW, no response is required from current subscribers as listed above. To CANCEL or to CHANGE OPTIONS, libraries should contact BC ELN by the response deadline.
Late joins are welcome.
Print Subscriptions
Any needed print subscriptions should be handled individually by the institution, who should contact ACM Member Services directly. For institutions participating in a consortia purchase of ACM's Digital Library, ACM's print packages are available at a reduced price of 25% off list price. The purchase of these print packages is available to institutions directly through ACM, and will not be administered by the consortium. Please note that this reduced pricing for print applies to any new or renewed print subscriptions ordered during the consortia purchase.
Special Note
ACM's pricing model for non-US participants is based in part on usage levels. ACM has instituted an automatic system whereby usage outside of their pre-set levels generates an automatic email to the institution (and to the chief negotiator). It is important that each institution keep track of any anomalies in their usage which may be due to data mining (which is not permitted) or excessive downloading, as this has an impact on an institution's tier placement and pricing.
In a typical year, fewer than 5 such anomalies are generally reported. However, in 2015, almost 20 were reported in January and February. (These numbers refer to all ACM subscribers; there is no known history of such anomalies among BC ELN partner libraries.)
Renewal pricing is now available for the ACM Digital Library. This database is made available to BC ELN partner libraries through a national site license negotiated on behalf of Consortia Canada by the Bureau de Cooperation Interuniversitaire (BCI).
The ACM license is based on a 3-year subscription cycle. There are options to participate (at a lower increase) for a 3 year period, or subscribe annually.
The length-based and usage-based pricing model used here is not typically preferred by BC ELN, however, since ACM is a national license and the pricing represents a good value for the content, we will continue to participate in this national offer.