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Renewal of the ISI Agreement
London
20 July 1998
Programme
Jenny Pendlebury - a minutes silence Where we are with negotiations Demonstration of Web of Science Results of the survey Comparison of WoS and current service Discussion
In memory of Jenny Pendlebury
Background
ISI 1 agreement started
1990 Substantial
community input replaced by ISI 2 in
1994 runs at BIDS
ISI 2 Started 1994 Overlapped ISI 1 includes abstracts now 117
subscriptions runs at BIDS ends March 2000
Options Do not renew
– existing databases provide > 80% coverage
– libraries could spend on more focused databases
– a viable alternative could be put together from what we have
Buy an alternative Renew with ISI
Options from ISI
Web of Science run by ISI in the USA Web of Science run by a JISC
datacentre Raw Data run by a JISC datacentre with
its own software
What is WoS?
Science Citations Index Social Science Citations Index Arts and Humanities Index ISTP
+ web interface
i.e. same data as we have now
WoS in USA
ISI will provide contractual guarantees on performance to JANET sites.
ISI covers all bandwidth costs to achieve this No equipment or operational staff needed in
UK Some support, promotional, and
administration effort needed in UK Less sense of “ownership” Athens authentication believed possible
WoS in UK
Software provided by ISI ( free ) Hardware and maintenance required Some operational effort required Some support, promotional, and
administration effort needed in UK More under UK control
Raw Data
Data only supplied UK interface and software, hardware,
etc need to be provided and maintained JISC would invite proposals from the
Datacentres UK has control of Interface and service
WoS in USA WoS in Uk Raw Data CurrentISI Datacentre Datacentre Service
Data cost x x x
Service cost +7.5 % +14 %+46 %
see below *Other costs +5 % + 5% +5%Total + 12.5% +19% +51%
Large site £10k £12k £14kVat ? yes yes
Subscription £7,500JISC subsidy £2,000
* Note that this cost is based on current costs and datacentres might well tender for ISI 3 at a significantly lower cost.
Cautions
Nothing finalised Figures are estimates Raw data service based on current costs Assumes current 117 institutions Pricing differentials for small, medium and
large are unconfirmed Vat liability for USA WoS service unclear Current Contents service additional cost
Issues
WoS is different to current service– user interface– no telnet in WoS
Cost vs control Overlap year?
– Start new service March 1999 - finish current service March 2000
– significant cost
What's happening now? JISC ( CEI and CWG ) prepared to
underwrite the renewal, in principle.– best value, lowest risk– fits strategy over the next 6 years– overlap fundable?
Trial service– 3 months– 5 years data – at NISS
Community needs to think about:
cost vs familiarity WoS vs home-grown functionality how long it will continue to need telnet whether it still needs ISI whether all current subscribers will
renew, if substantial numbers don’t, then prices rise for the rest
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