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Email received from EBSCO this morning. If you have questions,
please contact OPLIN Support at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:support@oplin.org">support@oplin.org</a> or (614) 728-5252.<br>
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Laura Solomon<br>
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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">Dear EBSCO Customer,</span><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">As you probably know, EBSCO has done a lot
more than any other aggregator to preserve the stability of our
full-text databases on behalf of our customers. We have gone to
great lengths to ensure that our customers have avoided losing
access to any important magazines or journals, particularly when
there is no other way to gain reasonable access to the
publications. EBSCO has done so at great expense, but without
passing on those dramatic cost increases to our customers. </span><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">In the case of </span><i><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The
Economist</span></i><span style="font-family:
'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">, there was recently a
bid by the publisher for a semi-exclusive contract. EBSCO did
not think the required investment was justifiable, given that
the cost would need to be passed on to our customers, so as of
June 30, 2012, our coverage will become A&I-only
(abstracting & indexing) for this magazine. We wanted to
give you a full year's notice. In the end, our understanding is
that two vendors (Gale and ProQuest) will continue to provide
limited access (to a text-only version of the publication with
no images), and the publisher (via EIU) will continue to offer
direct, full access (including images). </span><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">As mentioned, EBSCO will continue to index and
abstract </span><i><span style="font-family:
'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Economist</span></i><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">, so
if your library has a link resolver, users will still be able to
get to the limited full text (without images) via Gale or
ProQuest (with a subscription) or the complete full text with
images via EIU (with a subscription). If your library does not
have a link resolver, EBSCO</span><i><span style="font-family:
'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">host</span></i><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
offers a free CustomLink feature, which can also be used to
provide links for this publication. </span><span
style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">It is worth noting that this rare occurrence
does not signify some sort of new trend; it is instead an
anomaly and a conscious choice by EBSCO to keep costs manageable
by not overpaying for a publication that is somewhat easily
accessible via other means.</span><span style="font-family:
'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family:
'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">Melissa D'Amato, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';
font-size: 10pt;">Vice President of Publisher Relations</span></p>
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