PELICAN: a pricing mechanism for the electronic distribution of materials to the higher education community

Hardy, Rachel; Oppenheim, Charles; Rubbert, Iris

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“…Even though publishers are increasingly investing in ICT as a substitute for the existing distribution models, some issues remain unresolved. Adequate pricing mechanisms are not sufficiently developed yet, and copyright regulations will need to be adapted (Bide et al, 1997;Hardy et al, 2001). Since the more pressing task is the development of a viable economic model that satisfies all stakeholders delivering information services, it is likely that subject-specific information pools targetting mainly part-time and distance-learning students will be driven furthest down the agenda.…”

Section: The Learning Society Is Living Through Timeless Time -But the Library Is Only Open From 9 Till 5!mentioning

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An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part‐time and distance‐learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning

Rowland

Rubbert

2001

Journal of Documentation

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The information needs and practices of part-time and distancelearning students in higher education (HE) in the UK outside the Open University (OU) have been evaluated. In recent years, the government has pointed out the importance of individuals engaging in lifelong learning initiatives, in order to remain competitive in a globalised economy which draws increasingly on cumulative knowledge creation. In response, the HE sector in the UK offers a growing number of its programmes on a part-time and/or distancelearning basis for students who can remain in full-or part-time employment while studying for their qualifications. We trace the history of adult education with its corresponding study modes, and set the experience of students within the wider framework of educational change in the information society. We distributed a questionnaire and conducted telephone and face-to-face interviews with a substantial sample of part-time and distance learners. Based on our research findings, we question whether the informationgathering practices of part-time and distance-learning students best reflect the pedagogical concept of lifelong learning. Our results show that university libraries considered in our sample often do not cater for the specialised needs of part-time and distance learners, which leads to an increasing use of the Internet and employer resources as a substitute for traditional information channels. Students have major problems coping with the complexity of the WWW, and we make recommendations on how to improve existing information services in HE.

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Section: The Learning Society Is Living Through Timeless Time -But the Library Is Only Open From 9 Till 5!mentioning

confidence: 99%

An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part‐time and distance‐learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning

Rowland

Rubbert

2001

Journal of Documentation

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“…However, there begins to be a consensus that the costs of providing dual print and electronic versions of a publication are about 130% of those of providing print alone, while providing content in electronic format should be at least 70% of print-only journals. Therefore the distribution channel used should have little impact on the existing cost structure [31].…”

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The impact of electronic commerce on industry structure - the case of scientific, technical and medical publishing

Scupola

2002

Journal of Information Science

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Electronic commerce is becoming one of the drivers of competition and is starting to play an important role in the structural change of industry. This article shows how electronic commerce might affect the Scientific, Technical and Medical publishing sector. The focus is on the electronic journal as a substitute for the paper journal, the new entrants (Internet-based), as well as their implications for the industry structure, with emphasis on disintermediation and electronic intermediation. The paper also argues that most publishers have re-engineered or are re-engineering for electronic commerce, thus operating both in the market-place and the market-space and coexisting with the new Internetbased-only publishers. 50 1 2

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“…PELICAN (Pricing Experiment Library Information Cooperative Network) was another JISC-funded project [50][51][52]. It was intended to develop an understanding of possible charging mechanisms for distributing commercially published electronic texts to students.…”

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Pricing strategies and models for the provision of digitized texts in higher education

Hardy

Oppenheim

Rubbert

2002

Journal of Information Science

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The paper describes research into charging mechanisms for the delivery of digitized texts to students in the higher education sector. A satisfactory pricing model in this domain is urgently required. The history and background of the use and pricing of digitized texts for students in the higher education sector is examined. Issues of economics in the electronic era are described. The issues involved are outlined in relation to the stakeholders involved, namely academics, authors, the CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency), HERON (Higher Education Resources On-demand) libraries in the HE sector, publishers and students. Past projects and research conducted to date are considered and the results discussed. Particular reference is made to the HERON project, a service provided for the UK higher education community that delivers copyright clearance, digitization and delivery of the text to UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). HERON is also building up a national database and resource bank of the texts. Other electronic resource models are considered, in particular library initiatives. International projects are covered in relation to how pricing issues are addressed throughout the world, particularly in the USA. The case is proposed of the benefits to all stakeholders of establishing a mutually acceptable pricing model for the distribution of digitized texts to the HE/FE community. The PELICAN project had the ultimate aim of developing pricing models for the delivery of digitized text to the UK HE community, satisfying all stakeholders as far as possible. The project’s initial research findings are described, including a table of the possible pricing mechanisms and initial conclusions drawn.

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PELICAN: a pricing mechanism for the electronic distribution of materials to the higher education community

Cited by 6 publications

References 1 publication

An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part‐time and distance‐learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning

An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part‐time and distance‐learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning

The impact of electronic commerce on industry structure - the case of scientific, technical and medical publishing

Pricing strategies and models for the provision of digitized texts in higher education

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