Heather -- I'm confused re 2 paragraphs. May be a simple
matter
of communication. I've included by questions re these 2
graphs:
It seems to me that libraries which coordinate processing
fee
payments for open access,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY PROCESSING FEES RE JOURNALS.
THE
ONLY POSSIBLE 'PROCESSING FEE' I CAN INDENTIFY WITH
JOURNALS
COMES FROM OUR SERIALS VENDOR. PLEASE IDENTIFY OTHER FEES
YOU
CONSIDER 'PROCESSING.' IF YOU ARE INCLUDING AUTHOR CHARGES
AS A
'PROCESSING' FEE, HISTORICALLY- FOR AT LEAST 40 YEARS
& MAYBE
LONGER, AUTHOR CHARGES, PAGE CHARGES, ETC. HAVE BEEN PAID BY
OUR
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS & WE DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE THAT --
THAT IS &
SHOULD BE AN ACADEMIC DEPT. RESPOSIBILITY. OR, DO YOU MEAN
ILL/ILB CHARGES?
regardless of where the revenues for these comes from
(funding
agencies, departmental funds, library budgets,
combinations), are
in the very best position to negotiate subscription
reductions
for open choice payments - they are the ones who will know
exactly how much revenue is going to which publishers, from
their
institutions.
NOT TRUE AT LSU RE JOURNALS FOR THE MOST PART. WE GET A
PERCENTAGE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH FUNDS WHICH GOES TO SERIALS
AND
THEN OUR LIBRARY BUDGET. ACADEMIC DEPTS. HANDLED OTHER
CHARGES RE
PUBLISHING, ETC.
For that matter, it is the library which coordinates these
fees
-- I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS SINCE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FEES
YOU'RE
DISCUSSING. which is in a very good position to say to a
publisher - look, we've paid for this whole year via
subscription, plus x for optional processing fees. Let's
just
deduct that processing fees from next year's subscription
costs.
I'M INTERESTED IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER MEANS OF
NEGOTIATING
SUBSCRIPTIONS. I'D APPRECIATE YOU'RE FILLING IN THE BLANKS
HERE
SINCE I NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS FOR A FEW MILLION DOLLARS
ANNUALLY
FOR JOURNALS AND DATABASES -- THE HIGH-PRICED ONES I MEAN.
THANKS, JANE
Jane Kleiner
Associate Dean of Libraries for Collection Services
The LSU Libraries
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-2217
Fax: 225-578-6825
E-Mail: jkleiner lsu.edu
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