NEWS (3/5/08): ACM will be implementing a new pricing plan for academic consortia for calendar year 2009. The new plan is similar to our current model, with the key difference being the assignment of one of 5 tiers based on usage, each with a specific price, which will be further discounted depending on the number of institutions in the consortium.
Current CEIRC Subscribers
(47) to ACM Digital Library (2008):
| Australian
Catholic University
Australian National University Bond University Central Queensland University Charles Darwin University (NTU) Curtin University of Technology Deakin University Edith Cowan University Flinders University Griffith University James Cook University La Trobe University Macquarie University Monash University Murdoch University Queensland University of Technology RMIT University Southern Cross University |
Swinburne
University of Technology
University of Adelaide University of Ballarat University of Canberra University of Melbourne University of New England University of New South Wales University of Newcastle University of Queensland University of South Australia University of Southern Queensland University of Sydney University of Tasmania University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Australia University of Western Sydney University of Wollongong Victoria University |
Auckland
University of Technology
Massey University University of Auckland University of Canterbury University of Otago University of Waikato Victoria University of Wellington CPIT
Cancelled
for 2007:
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Online
Guide to Computing Literature (OGCL)
Q. OGCL will continue
to be a problem while it is an all-or-nothing approach. We have 7
who want it, another 5 who are prepared to take it if everyone else does,
but the rest don't want it. At $400, it is not an insignificant cost.
When ACM decides to offer it on a per-institution basis, please let me
know.
A. Since there are only a few consortia that do not provide Guide access, there would not be much added revenue to cover the costs of re-working the internal IP access screens and the added tasks of admin and billing. (ACM now bundles the Guide in all new consortial agreements.) And these are some of the eliminated costs by that allow ACM to offer continued good volume discounts to consortia.
An institutions may still choose to add The Guide on their own, as an additional subscription outside of the consortium. They should order this a-la-carte by contacting acmhelp@acm.org. (updated 5/10/07)
The ACM Online Guide to
Computing Literature
-855,000 citations
-85% of citations are from
Non-ACM sources
-About 100,000 citations
added annually
Q.
As a current print
subscriber to ACM we are interested in the Digital Library offer. The email
from ACM talks of access to the "entire ACM digital Library". Can you confirm
this would mean the Master SIG Package and the Conference Package not just
what is described in their guide as the Digital Library Core Package.
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org
Yes, I can confirm that.
Access would be to the DL Core package as well as to all of the conference
proceedings online, too. At this point in time, we do not have the SIG
Newsletters online, so a print copy would be delivered. http://www.acm.org/membership/library/corport_consort_pack.htm
A. With a couple of weeks notice, ACM can send along sample print issues, pens, and pencils handouts to general trainings you run for faculty, students, or library information staff.
Q. Bond is currently trying to set up Binders and Advanced searches but even if we register/login we receive the message ' Your present login: 'name' does not have access to this feature and this institution does not allow for this feature. At the end of articles, there is a link to 'discussions'. These can only be accessed by username/password/ and is also not accessible. Are these functions turned off for CAUL consortium members?
A. PERSONALIZED
SERVICES (TOC ALERTS, BINDERS, SHARING), CAREER CENTRE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE, VOTING RIGHTS, ACM CONFERENCE DISCOUNTS ARE ACM MEMBER BENEFITS
AVAILABLE ONLY TO PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT ACM MEMBERS ONLY. THEY
ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE CORPORATE OR CONSORTIAL LICENSEES.
The features and services
we discuss are reserved for individual ACM members. They rank highly
among reasons professionals and researchers join and renew membership in
the society. The assumption is that ACM membership would flag if
these benefits were offered to all institutional users. (Personalized services
are unavailable to all users at the institutional level, both the
individual full price institutions as well as those participating in consortial
volume discount agreements like CAUL's.) (Tim Bennett, 30/7/04)
Q. Computing Reviews: Back in 2002 I note discussion regarding this title and that is is an extra subscription. On the FAQ on the ACM site it states member DL subscribers receive access to the Online Computing Reviews Service. All others must subscribe to OCRS as a standalone subscription.
A. I'M NOT CLEAR WHERE THIS APPEARS ON THE ACM SITE BUT IF IT STATES THIS OR IS IMPLIED, PLEASE POINT ME TOWARD AND I WILL ASK OUR MARKETING FOLKS TO CHANGE IT. THE ONLINE COMPUTING REVIEWS SERVICE (OCRS) IS PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH REVIEWS.COM. ALL ACCESS TO OCRS IS PROVIDED VIA REVIEWS.COM CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY FOR PRICING AND MENTION THAT YOUR INSTITUTION IS PART OF AN ACTIVE ACM CONSORTIUM. (Tim Bennett, 30/7/04)
Q. Are we considered a ACM member DL subscriber in the above sense and therefore should get the Online Computing Reviews Service or does it continue as a separate subscription? When we try to access an article we are denied access.
A. AS ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT OCRS AND COMPUTING REVIEWS ARE NOT DISCRETE PUBLICATIONS IN THE ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY. HOWEVER IF AN ARTICLE HAS BEEN REVIEWED, THE REVIEW WILL BE ATTACHED AND AVAILABLE IN FULL TEXT. AGAIN, ACCESS TO ALL REVIEWS ONLY AND TO THE OCRS INTERACTIVE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH REVIEWS.COM (Tim Bennett, 30/7/04)
Q.CAUL has 38 members, all the universities in Australia who are members of the AVCC - Council of Australia's University Presidents. We also, where possible, like to include the New Zealand 7 university libraries, and the CSIRO (national science research organisation) I would be grateful if you could provide further information on the products you offer to consortia, and the relevant cost structures.
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org
RE: ACM Consortium arrangements
We have developed a pricing
formula for consortia that is based on the number of institutions. <snip>
For this fee, we provide unlimited access to the entire ACM Digital Library, via IP addresses. We can also discuss another arrangement where you might want to have a fully configured server located in Australia, providing the access and database to your clients.
In addition, we also provide
one entire hard-copy set of all the ACM publications, and we allow unlimited
duplication of the ACM materials for classroom and educational use.
Mark Mandelbaum ACM Director
of Publications
Q. Do you have a scale of costs based on the number of institutions, e.g. if only 20 institutions were able to participate (the Australian dollar being what it is) Can we trial the service for a month before committing ourselves?
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org
Yes. If 20 institutions
want access, the annual fee is <snip>. I can arrange a free trial
for you. Please send me the list of IP addresses.
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org
The answer is that all of
the backfile currently in the Digital Library is included. That means full
text back to 1991, and citations back to 1985.
At this time we don't have statistics of usage. But by next year, we expect to provide that kind of information.
Q. from Jenny Ross <j.ross@nepean.uws.edu.au please. Do you know whether we would be considered by ACM as one institution if we made the decision to subscribe? The University of Western Sydney has two campuses one at Nepean the other Macarthur.
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org
We would treat this as one
institution, on the assumption that the two institutions are "reasonably
close" to each other geographically.
Q. If I have understood the offer correctly, the annual fee for the 39 Australian and New Zealand institutions (if all participate) is a total of <snip>, or <snip> per institution. For this each institution receives:
(2)
Presumably each Consortium institution receives one hard-copy set of all
the ACM publications?
[Mark Mandelbaum] No.
we make one hard-copy set available per consortium.
(3)
If we accept the offer, will we be credited for the 1999 print subscriptions
already paid?
[Mark Mandelbaum] Yes,
you will.
From mandelbaum@hq.acm.org If CAUL itself were to drop its subscription to the ACM Digital Library, we would continue to provide access to the archive to all of the CAUL institutions. Ideally, for us to continue providing perpetual access, we ask that a consortium commit to a three-year subscription, after which we would offer the perpetual access should the consortium not renew.
If a single institution were to drop out of the consortium, we would not provide the perpetual access.
The term of the contract is your choice. If you require perpetual access, we would need a three-year guarantee. If you want to acquire a one-year license, that's acceptable, too, but we cannot offer perpetual access on a one-year license.
[Mark Mandelbaum] It's one copy for the consortium. Although we plan to begin making the SIG Newsletters available in 2000, I believe it will be closer to mid-2000 by the time all of the SIG newsletters are available online
Q. 1. When will all of the SIG Newsletters become available electronically and in the interim (assuming this is not a very short period) will consortium members each get a print copy of these newsletters until the e-newsletter becomes available.
[Mark Mandelbaum] See my reply above in Query 1.
Q.
2.
There are a number of co-sponsored journals that are currently only available
in print:
Distributed Computing
Journal of Graphics
Tools
Mobile Networks and
Applications (MONET)
Multimedia Systems
[Mark Mandelbaum] There is another journal, Wireless Networks (WINET). These are included in the standard Digital Library Core Package but presumably are not included in the CAUL deal except possibly for supply of a single consortium copy which is obviously not much use to Griffith.
[Mark Mandelbaum] The MONET and WINET journals are currently included in the Digital Library and all consortia has access to these. ACM have a print package called "New Technology Print Package" which includes these 4 journals plus 4 others that are also available electronically in the DLC package. Griffith could obviously place a separate order with ACM to get these print journals if they are regarded as essential.
Q. 2. Confirmation that the Co-sponsored journals are not available electronically as part of the CAUL package.
[Mark Mandelbaum] Except for MONET and WINET, that is correct.
Q. I would expect that we would want to cancel the current subscriptions, take up the CAUL offer and place a separate order for the New Technology Print package. Hopefully the SIG newsletter situation will not prove to be significant.
[Mark Mandelbaum] I would suggest you NOT order the package separately, because five of the eight publications are already in the Digital Library.
Q. Is it possible for subscribers to have password access in addition to their IP access, especially for remote user?
[Cynthia Ryan, ACM] Access
via account is for members only.
1. Authorized Users. The following categories of users of the ACM Digital Library (DL) are recognized as Authorized Users: faculty members (including temporary or exchange faculty); graduate and undergraduate students; staff members of the Institutions listed, and walk-ins.
2. Basic License. ACM grants to ________________(Subscriber) the rights to search, browse, view, and download the content in the DL. All downloading and printing by Authorized Users will be for research and scholarly purposes only, unless approved by ACM in writing. Remote access to the DL by members of the public is not permitted. Authorized Users may include items from the DL for their use in connection with classroom instruction. Authorization is by IP address ranges. Faculty members are allowed to reuse all ACM copyrighted material in the DL for classroom/educational use
3. Alterations. Neither the Subscriber nor Authorized Users may modify, adapt, transform, translate, or create any derivative work based on any of the materials in the DL. Any copyright notices, or other notices appearing in the DL may not be removed, obscured, or modified in any way.
4. Interlibrary loan of DL material is allowed.
5. Term and Termination. The term of this agreement will be for a one-year period commencing___________. Either party may terminate by providing the other party with 90 days notice of intent to terminate, in writing. In the event of termination or expiration, the Subscriber may not retain any portion of the DL.
6. Warranties. ACM warrants
that it has copyright ownership and/or permission to use all of the materials
in the DL. Subscriber warrants that it will use all reasonable efforts
to insure the integrity of the DL and the security of the network providing
access to Authorized Users.
3 December, 1999
Q. The 6 Terms and Conditions of Use for ACM Digital Library are delightfully straightforward. However, would it be possible to obtain a clear statement from ACM that in Clause 2, that statement "Authorised Users may include items from the DL for their use in connection with classroom instruction. .... Faculty members are allowed to reuse all ACM copyrighted material in the DL for classroom/educational use." _does_ mean that items may be included in electronic coursepacks, print coursepacks, and electronic reserve ?
A. (16/10/04) ACM
materials may be included in print and electronic coursepacks and print
coursepacks. ACM materials may NOT copied to be placed on electronic reserve.
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