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Digital Archives
Research Collections
Rich Foley - Executive Vice President Academic & Public Markets
Helen Wilbur - Vice President Consortia Sales & Marketing
eBooks
Thomson Gale Sales Models
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Annual subscription = Access
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Purchase = Ownership
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Periodical databases
Reference databases
Resource Centers
Books
Microfilm
Combination of ownership and access
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Archives
 Digital reference content
 Research Collections
eBooks
How consortia buy
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Consolidated purchase
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Everybody buys the same thing
at the same time
Buying clubs
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Sales to individual institutions
coordinated through a buying
group with special pricing
Traditional Subscription Model
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Conventional model for periodical and
reference databases
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Annual fee
Includes frequent updates
License content for use – no ownership
Individual libraries
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Site license based on size of population
Simultaneous users
Includes remote access (with a few exceptions)
Traditional Subscription Model
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Buying clubs
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Fixed discounts
Consolidated purchases
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Based on
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Size of user population
Markets served
Resources selected
Ownership and Access
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Digital Reference Content Archives
Searchable archives of popular reference series
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Digital Research Collections
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Onetime fee for archive -Content delivered to customer
Ongoing fees for updates and access -optional
Searchable and Facsimile
Cohesive, Finite research collection – purchase all or predetermined parts
Ongoing fees for access -optional
eBooks
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Onetime fee for eBook
Content delivered to customer
Low ongoing fees for access - optional
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Gale Digital Archives
Essential Thomson Gale reference sources
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Associations Unlimited
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography Resource Center
Contemporary Authors
Declassified Document Reference System Digital Archive
Dictionary of Literary Biography
History Resource Center (US and Modern World)
Literature Resource Center
Ward's Business Directory
Archives from Thomson Gale partners…
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The Times Digital Archive
Times Literary Supplement Centenary Digital Archive
Gale Digital Archives
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A new concept for acquiring content
A one-time purchase means your library will
own archival content through the end of the
previous year.
After the initial archival purchase, an annual
update is available for an additional fee.
So you're able to renew your electronic
purchase, maintaining ownership of the most
current and comprehensive data available.
Gale Digital Archives
PRICING
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS
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One-time, up-front purchase fee with contract
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License annual updates with access if desired
CONSORTIA
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Pricing available for both consolidated purchase
and buying clubs on models similar to annual
subscriptions
Thomson Gale
introduces a
revolution in
digital
research….
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
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150,000 Eighteenth
Century titles and editions
based on the ESTC
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300,000 volumes
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30 million imaged pages
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Full text and fuzzy search
capabilities
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Identify and compare
multiple editions
fame or same?
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One-time institutional purchase of a
comprehensive cohesive research
collection
Modular approach for larger
collections
MARC records may be purchased for
access from catalog
ALL PRICING BASED ON PURCHASE MODEL
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Archive copy delivered to institution on CD or ???
License for ongoing access through Gale server
Marc records purchased separately
INSTITUTIONAL PRICE
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Tiered Pricing System
Discounts are given to those libraries that own a substantial amount of the
collection on film.
Further discounts are applied if the customer maintains a standing order for the
film
CONSORTIUM PRICING
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Applies to consolidated purchase only
All institutions must buy at the same time
Individual pricing and discounts depend on level of participation, size of
institution, modules desired
Now available as e-books..
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The beauty of print
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Navigate from the title page to
the entry
Link from the index to a page
Browse the illustrations
Purchase the titles you need –
not a predetermined collection
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Married to the ease of electronic access
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Search across and within all books
Remote access & unlimited usage –Puts reference
content into circulation
No checkout - Gale eBooks are always accessible
Access from OPAC via MARC records – integrates
the collection into the library
Print an entire article – not just a page
Results are delivered at the article level – no need to
navigate the whole eBook to read just one article
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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109 encyclopedias and series released in 2003
200 new titles are planned for 2004!
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Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed.
Major 21st Century Authors (our first eBook-only
publication!)
Reference content from other publishers
Simultaneous release of new content in
print/eBook formats
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION PRICING
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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All prices based on a purchase model.
Access fees charged annually on a peraccount basis.
Thomson Gale will deliver an archive
copy of each eBook as part of the order
fulfillment process. (download or CD)
The MARC record is delivered along with
the archive copy. This allows the library
to have direct access to each eBook
from within the OPAC.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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CONSORTIA PRICING
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New model
Annual access fees only and will include 5 core titles at no
additional charge offered – with unlimited access
throughout the entire consortium.
Consortia may choose 5 core titles from:
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Title 1
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Title 2
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Title 3
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Title 4
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Title 5
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Members may purchase additional content on their own at
discount
Further discounts are available if the consortium or a
member also subscribes to Thomson Gale periodical
databases
Thank you…
Questions?