ANNEX 1 – OFFER DRAFT
Date:
eBooks
2015 Publisher Offer
24 February
2015
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Product:
Cambridge Books Online Evidence-Based Acquisition
Agreement Name:
Cambridge Books Online Evidence-based acquisition
Website URLs :
http://ebooks.cambridge.org and
http://universitypublishingonline.org
1. Background Information
Introduction:
University Publishing Online and Cambridge Books Online are the main eBook platforms of
Cambridge University Press (CUP), offering straightforward user-friendly access to over
27,000 titles with a list value of over £2.5 million. Titles are available in almost every major
academic and professional subject, with both backlist and frontlist well represented.
This offering from CUP allows libraries to gain access to a wide range of Academic eBooks for
their institution. It is a framework for demand-driven ‘just-in-time’ acquisition of titles but with a
level of control over purchasing, spending and title choice. While traditional patron-driven
acquisition is implemented by technical ‘trigger events’ which mean that control over spending
is either out of the hands of the librarian, or managed on a title-by-title basis, this evidencebased model offers more balance on control and administration of spend and selection.
As detailed below, this offer allows a set budget to be allocated to the exercise, and leaves the
final decision on title selection in the hands of the librarian.
2. Commercial Information
Agreement Details
Term
1 year: 1 August 2015 – 31 July 2016
Currency
Pounds Sterling
Monographs
Yes
Full Collection
Yes
Subject Collection(s)
Yes
Evidence Based Collection (EBS)
Yes
Perpetual Access purchase
Yes (EBS)
Subscription Model
No
Front File content only
No
Back Years content only
No
Front file and back years content
Yes
EBA can be taken up for 6 or 12 months and to different subject packages and publication types.
All EBA packages include titles published by CUP and also include the Cambridge Library Collection
and titles from CUP’s Partner Presses.
Pricing
All subjects - 12 Month EBA
Monographs and
Course books
Monograph
Coursebook
1
12 Months
£55,125
12 months
£27,510
2
£49,560
£24,780
£66,885
3,4,5A
£44,100
£22,050
£59,535
5B,6
£27,510
£13,755
£37,170
7
£22,050
£11,025
£29,715
8
£16,485
£8,190
£22,260
9,10, FE
£11,025
£5,460
£14,805
Band
12 months
£74,340
All subjects - 6 Month EBA
Monographs and
Course books
Monograph
Coursebook
1
6 Months
£33,075
6 months
£16,485
2
£29,715
£14,805
£42,315
3,4,5A
£26,460
£13,230
£37,695
5B,6
£16,485
£8,190
£23,520
7
£13,230
£6,615
£18,795
8
£9,870
£4,935
£14,070
9,10, FE
£6,615
£3,255
£9,345
Band
6 months
£47,040
HSS - 12 Month EBA
Monographs and
Course books
Monograph
Coursebook
1
12 Months
£44,625
12 months
£22,260
2
£40,425
£20,160
£54,600
3,4,5A
£35,490
£17,745
£47,985
5B,6
£22,260
£11,130
£30,135
7
£18,165
£9,030
£24,465
8
£13,230
£6,615
£17,850
9,10, FE
£9,030
£4,515
£12,180
Band
12 months
£60,270
HSS - 6 Month EBA
Band
Monograph
Coursebook
Monographs and
Course books
6 Months
6 months
6 months
1
£26,775
£13,335
£38,115
2
£24,255
£12,075
£34,545
3,4,5A
£21,315
£10,605
£30,345
5B,6
£13,335
£6,615
£19,005
7
£10,815
£5,355
£15,540
8
£7,875
£3,885
£11,235
9,10, FE
£5,355
£2,625
£7,770
STM - 12 Month EBA
Band
Monograph
Coursebook
Monographs and
Course books
12 Months
12 months
12 months
1
£29,715
£14,805
£40,110
2
£26,985
£13,440
£36,435
3,4,5A
£23,625
£11,760
£31,920
5B,6
£14,805
£7,350
£20,055
7
£12,075
£5,985
£16,275
8
£8,820
£4,410
£11,865
9,10, FE
£5,985
£2,940
£8,085
STM - 6 Month EBA
Band
Monograph
Coursebook
Monographs and
Course books
6 Months
6 months
6 months
1
2
£16,170
£8,085
£22,995
3,4,5A
£14,175
£7,035
£20,265
5B,6
£8,925
£4,410
£12,705
7
£7,245
£3,570
£10,290
8
£5,250
£2,625
£7,455
9,10, FE
£3,570
£1,785
£5,145
Accounting for previous purchases of Cambridge Books Online
Where an institution has previously purchased sizable numbers of titles or collections from
Cambridge Books Online, CUP will agree to provide a small discount on the minimum up-front
payment.
Customers with 10%+ /2700+ titles (01/01/2015) directly purchased from Cambridge Books Online or
University Publishing Online with Cambridge University Press will be given 5% discount on their EBA
model purchase.
Offer to UK Academic community:
Institutions opt for 12 months or 6 months access to one of the following options:
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All titles (course books & monographs) in all subjects
All course book titles in all subjects
All monograph titles in all subjects
All STM titles(course book & monograph)
STM course book titles
STM monograph titles
All HSS titles(course book & monograph)
HSS course book titles
HSS monograph titles
12 month access option:
At the end of the 12 month period the institution decides their selection of books to keep in perpetuity
based on usage (or other criteria). This decision is made by the end of the 13 month. The cost of
the ebooks are as shown below: “eBooks Standard Pricing 2015”. Cambridge University Press will
provide an indicative quotation for all of the titles included in advance.
6 month access option:
At the end of the 6 month period the institution decides their selection of books to keep in perpetuity
based on usage (or other criteria). This decision is made by the end of the 7th month. The cost of
the ebooks are as shown below: “eBooks Standard Pricing 2015”. Cambridge University Press will
provide an indicative quotation for all of the titles included in advance.
eBooks Standard Pricing 2015:
CUP’s standard pricing is currently available at four price points detailed below:
Book type
Cambridge Library Collection
Books for research
Course books
Text books
Price (GBP)
50
80
125
300
Title pricing is subject to annual increase. All titles are available under a perpetual access licence,
and all the titles included in this offer have an unlimited number of concurrent users.
Purchase Additional ebooks
Institutions are also entitled to pay an additional amount at the end of the agreement to cover the
cost of additional titles (which would take them over the initial EBA invoice) that the institution wants
to purchase in perpetuity. However, there is no requirement for institutions to purchase additional
titles.
Price increase at end of agreement:
Titles included in the model are subject to standard annual price increases.
The pricing for the EBA access fee model may increase in future agreements in line with the
incremental value of the accessible collections.
Eligibility:
All HE and FE
Additional Authorised User Fees (Users at Partner Organisations)
CUP is flexible about providing access to additional users at the same organization across various
campuses at home and overseas. CUP considers users in these situations to be authorized users.
However separate institutions must be licensed and purchase content as such regardless of their
affiliations.
CUP considers students and supporting staff located in partner organisations in the UK and Abroad to be
Authorised Users rather than additional users. Please advise CUP if students and supporting staff located
in a partner organisation are included in your pricing and if there are any limitations
Prior to the evidence-based exercise beginning, the institution will confirm the full number of FTE at the
institution including all Authorised Users in the UK and abroad.
Platform Access Fee
An annual access fee of £300 applies to Cambridge Books Online, Ben Jonson Online, Cambridge
Journals Online, Cambridge Histories Online, Cambridge Journals Digital Archive, and Historical
Statistics of the United States. This fee is waived annually as long as the Institution subscribes to or
purchases any online product directly from Cambridge University Press during that year.
VAT:
Cambridge University Press will add VAT to invoices.
3. Title Information
No textbooks are included in this offer.
There are over 27,800 titles available, 19,900 Monograph titles and 7,900 in the course book collection.
The number of titles will grow each month with newly published material.
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All titles (course book & monograph) in all subjects - 27,800 titles
All course book titles in all subjects - 7,900 titles
All monograph titles in all subjects - 19,900 titles
All STM titles(course book & monograph) - 7,800 titles
STM course book titles - 1,750 titles
STM monograph titles - 6,050 titles
All HSS titles(course book & monograph) - 21,300 titles
HSS course book titles – 4,795 titles
HSS monograph titles – 16,505 titles
The course book package titles package is predominantly made up of Cambridge Course books but will
also include any text book titles in PDF format on the Cambridge Books Online Platform.
CUP will also provide rolling access to new titles published each month and will grant access and send
notification regarding MARC records each month.
Titles can be found on http://ebooks.cambridge.org and http://universitypublishingonline.org/
MARC Records
MARC records are provided at no cost directly from the Cambridge Books Online website. MARC
records are also available from OCLC.
Metadata
Cambridge can provide metadata on the titles included in Excel format.
4. Licence Information:
Amendments from the model licence:
Dark Archive:
Cambridge University Press has an agreement with Portico for Dark Archiving.
5. Publisher and Platform Information
Cambridge Books Online provides access to over 27,000 titles within a fully responsive and user-friendly
environment. New content is added monthly alongside bi-annual functionality updates; updates that
include changes suggested by users or inspired by evolving industry norms. Enhanced discoverability
tools including powerful quick search, advanced search and browse capabilities at book or chapter level
enable users to effortlessly access the content that they require. For more information about the most
recent additions to Cambridge Books Online, please choose the ‘New Features’ link under the ‘For
Librarians’ option here: ebooks.cambridge.org
Due to its fresh, clean interface incorporating responsive design, Cambridge Books Online automatically
resizes and adjusts to fit the size of the screen it is being viewed on, whether it is a PC, tablet or mobile
device. All the functionality within the site remains, regardless of the size of device being used.
Key site features for Librarians:
COUNTER 3 compliant usage statistics (COUNTER 4 should be implemented by the end of
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June 2015)
Manage all aspects of your organisation’s profile, including display name and logo, usage
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statistics, IP access rights and remote users
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Perpetual access to paid content, where appropriate
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Independently audited minimum uptime of 99.5% site availability to ensure users can
access key research.
Access via Athens and Shibboleth
User manuals directed at specific user groups, with overviews of all features accompanied
by screenshots, are available online.
All of our content is with PORTICO to ensure long term availability.
Key Site Features for Users:
A powerful search engine, which provides full-text searching throughout the database, and
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offers the advantages of Boolean searching.
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Users can register for subject alerting and can choose their own frequency of alerts.
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Citation links to CrossRef and Google Scholar
Citation Alerts
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Other features include social sharing bookmarking, RSS feeds and CBO widgets.
Additional Information:
Full Text Linking
Yes/No
Yes
No Digital Rights Management
Yes
Federated Searching
Yes
MARC Records
Yes
Metadata Standards
Yes
Usage statistics
Yes
Authentication
Yes
Personalisation
Yes
Accessibility for visually impaired
Yes
Product Documentation
Yes
Training Materials
No
Notes
Terms of use and resources for librarians are
available.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Cambridge Books Online recognizes the importance of making its web services available to the
largest possible audience and has attempted to design and develop this website to be accessible by
all users. Where possible this web site has been coded to comply with the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Priority Levels 1, 2 and 3
(Conformance Level "AAA").
Cambridge Books Online will continue to test future releases of this site and remain committed to
maintaining its compliance with appropriate accessibility guidelines and serving the widest possible
audience for our services.
CUP has answered the Accessibility questions below:
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What is the maximum font size and does text re-flow when you enlarge the font?
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Can a user change background/foreground colours or contrasts? How?
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Are there keyboard-only equivalents for all mouse actions? Where could I find a list? Are
there short cut keys to reduce tabbing round links?
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Is text marked up so it can be navigated in a meaningful way (for example by heading level)?
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Can text be selected and read by text-to-speech tools?
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Are text descriptions available for all relevant graphics and images?
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Where can I find guidance for all these features?
6. Order and Contact Information:
How to Order:
Institutions place their order via the Jisc Collections website.
All orders will be forwarded to CUP for fulfillment. CUP will invoice institutions.
Order deadline date: Orders can be received at any time between 1 August 2015 and 31 July
2016
Publisher Contact (Sales):
Rebecca Howland
Library Sales Manager,
Cambridge University Press
rhowland@cambridge.org
tel: +44 1223 32 (6064)
library.sales@cambridge.org
Publisher Contact (Technical Helpdesk):
Please enter contact details.
onlinepublications@cambridge.org