I don't have direct experience with the College Editions, but it sounds
like Elsevier is offering similar terms to smaller colleges subscribing
independently to the terms they offer members of consortia. My library
has <$50K in Elsevier subscriptions, but we get access to most of their
journals as a participant in the Pi Squared consortium. The price we pay
sounds comparable to the prices mentioned for the College Collections.

Laura, you could ask your Elsevier rep if indeed the idea is to offer
similar terms to colleges not in a consortium. I'd be interested in
their response, if you could let me know off list.

Steve Black
Reference, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
The College of Saint Rose
392 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203-1419
blacks@strose.edu
(518)458-5494

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of van Sickle, Jennifer
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 9:48 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Elsevier - ScienceDirect College Editions

Hi Linda,

Yes, the collections are for smaller institutions, and $50,000 doesn't
go far with Elsevier journals, so it's a very limited market.  We were
disappointed when we learned of the limited eligibility, since it's not
obvious on the web site.

I wonder if anyone else out there will sign up for this?

-Jennifer

Jennifer van Sickle MLS
Serials Librarian/Sciences Coordinator
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT USA 06106

Phone: 860-297-2250
Fax: 860-297-2251

jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Linda Wobbe
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:19 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Elsevier - ScienceDirect College Editions

Jennifer,

According to the documentation we have, Elsevier's College
Collections have no relation to your print subscriptions,
(except maybe the collections are only available for
smaller institutions); and you can cancel at will.  Our
rep said "we were hoping the pricing model would be
attractive enough that folks wouldn't feel the need to
cancel."  However, we are cancelling a few titles in order
to purchase one of the collections.

Linda

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:33:09 -0400
  "van Sickle, Jennifer" <Jennifer.vanSickle@TRINCOLL.EDU>
wrote:
> We checked into this and learned that it is limited to
>colleges with
> <$50,000 in Elsevier subscriptions.  It is based on your
>previous year's
> subscriptions, so you can't cancel in order to sign up.
>
>
> -Jennifer
>
> Jennifer van Sickle MLS
> Serials Librarian/Sciences Coordinator
> Trinity College Library
> 300 Summit St.
> Hartford, CT USA 06106
>
> Phone: 860-297-2250
>Fax: 860-297-2251
>
> jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Vogler
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:09 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Elsevier - ScienceDirect College
>Editions
>
> I have a question about Elsevier's ScienceDirect College
> Editions.  We are seriously considering going this
>route.  Has anyone
> subscribed to the College Editions and as a result
>cancelled the
> print subscriptions that are included in the subject
>area to which
> they subscribe?  I realize that archival rights are not
> included.  Has anyone switched from the ScienceDirect
>Complete to the
> College Edition option?  Are you (and/or your faculty)
>pleased with
> the content of College Editions?  I don't know why this
>offer seems
> too good to be true.  I'm just so used to titles from
>Elsevier being
> so expensive that the price seems unbelievably
>reasonable.  Any
> thoughts or opinions?
>
> Laura
>
>
> Laura Vogler
> Serials Manager & Reference Assistant
> Wabash College Lilly Library
> 301 W Wabash Ave, PO Box 352
> Crawfordsville IN  47933

Linda Wobbe
Head, Collection Development
Saint Mary's College of California
1928 Saint Mary's Road; PO Box 4290
Moraga, CA 94575-4290
(925) 631-4234; (925) 631-4229
(925) 376-6097 fax
LWobbe@stmarys-ca.edu