AMS Data Access Fee (2 messages) Birdie MacLennan 06 Jun 1996 17:12 UTC
2 messages, 83 lines: (1)------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 06:40:32 -0500 From: Cheri Duncan <DUNCANCJ@JMU.EDU> Subject: Re: AMS Data Access Fee Our Math Department pays the AMS Data Access Fee so that we may subscribe to Mathematical Reviews. Cheri Duncan Carrier Library James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (2)------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 17:53:25 -0700 From: Sandy Heft <sandyh@CCO.CALTECH.EDU> Subject: Re: AMS Data Access Fee Barbara At Caltech, the Library pays the data access fee to AMS out of our journal budget. My understanding is that the AMS started calling it a data access fee in 1994. Before that, the entire payment was for the subscription to Mathematical Reviews. As you can see from our payment record below, although the price has gone up each year, the cost each year (at least since 1991) has been much higher than $350. Our entire payment for 1996 is $4,310, NOT $4,310 plus $350: 29 PAID 08-02-90 $3,208.00 1991 30 PAID 08-02-91 $3,750.86 1992 31 PAID 10-12-92 $3,673.00 1993 32 PAID 11-03-93 $3,910.00 1994 33 PAID 10-06-94 $4,086.00 1995 34 PAID 12-20-95 $4,310.00 1996 Also, if you're considering MathSci tapes, MathSci Discs, or any other AMS product, you should look at MathSciNet on the Web first. The URL is http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/ We paid $1,775 for access to it, and its been a big hit with our users. You can compare pricing and other info about the MathSci products at http://www.ams.org/bookstore/mathsciprice.html As far as I can tell, MathSciNet is the Web version of the CD-ROM AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BUT POINT TO IT after you give them all your money! Let me know if I can give you further information. Sandy Heft Sandra M. Heft Head, Technical Services Caltech Library System Mail Code 1-32 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91125 818-395-6415 FAX=818-792-7540 sandyh@cco.caltech.edu On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Barbara Shaffer wrote: > How do other libraries handle the Data Access Fee charged by the American > Mathematical Society? Only by paying the fee, which was $4,310 for 1996, > can the library subscribe to Mathematical Reviews (for an additional $350+). > Paying the fee also permits individuals and/or departments on campus to > purchase MathSci tapes, the MathSci Discs or additional subscriptions > to Mathematical Reviews. > > Are you paying this fee from your journal renewals budget? Is it paid by > the Math Department or the Institution? Have you refused to pay it so that > you can get a subscription to Mathematical Reviews? > > This inquiring mind wants to know! > > -- > Barbara Shaffer > Serials Librarian > Carlson Library > The University of Toledo > Toledo, OH 43606 > Phone: (419) 530-2838 > Fax: (419) 530-2726 > Bitnet: fac0107@uoft01 > Internet: fac0107@uoft01.utoledo.edu