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2021-22 Ranking Survey Outcomes Report
BC ELN will explore the four top-ranked resources (listed below) for potential consortial licensing. This page will be updated as investigations wrap up.
- APA 7th ed. Publication Manual
After reaching out to the vendor and inquiring about the options for consortial licensing, the BC ELN team learned that the American Psychological Association does not currently offer a consortial licensing option for electronic versions. If this becomes an available option in the future, BC ELN will revisit this resource.
- JSTOR
Due to strong saturation of the market and already advantageous pricing on direct deals, it was determined that there would be little value in a consortial deal for JSTOR journals.
- IBISWorld
The BC ELN Licensing Team worked on negotiations with the vendor for several months, but was unable to reach a successful deal as the vendor was unwilling to provide equitable and transparent consortial pricing that was not differential (i.e. more advantageous to new subscribers than existing direct subscribers). This did not meet BC ELN's Licensing Principles so a consortial offer could not be reached at this time.
- ScienceDirect College Edition
The BC ELN Licensing Team successfully negotiated pricing with Elsevier, but after consulting with partner libraries, it was determined that there was no longer sufficient interest in pursuing a consortial deal. A consortial license for ScienceDirect College Edition may be revisited in the future if there is interest.
Other products with a high score on the ranking survey included Art & Architecture ePortal and OpenAthens. BC ELN will monitor licensing opportunities for these products and will alert members if an opportunity arises.
- Art & Architecture ePortal (A&AePortal)
After a follow-up consultation with partner libraries, it was determined that there was not sufficient interest from libraries in pursuing a consortial deal. This may be revisited in the future.
- OpenAthens
After initial discussions with the vendor it was made clear that consortial pricing would not be significantly advantageous over direct pricing for institutions. This, combined with OpenAthens' technical issues co-existing with existing BC ELN software, rendered a consortial deal unfeasible at this time. If this becomes a more appealing option in the future, BC ELN will revisit this decision.