FTE and its effect on database subscription
Document Type
Conference Item
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
The digital era has brought about enormous changes to the journal publishing process. Publishers are now offering journals as digital copies packaged as a database. This move has also affected the journal subscription process and publishers are now offering journals as database packages. Publishers now have to look at various journal subscription models in order to offer the so-called “best price” to their clients. Various factors are taken into account when deciding on the pricing of individual journals or packaged journals. One important factor in this instance is the full-time equivalent or FTE. Pricing now takes into account the FTE of potential subscribers. This paper attempts to explore the various definitions of FTE and its implications, if any, on database subscription.
Keywords
FTE, full-time equivalent, Database subscription, Academic library, Journal
Event Title
Bengkel Penjanaan & Analisis Statistik Penggunaan PDK
Event Location
UKM
Event Dates
19 APRIL 2011
Event Type
workshop
Additional Information
UM Library. University of Malaya