The Weill Cornell Medical Library appreciates your comments
and suggestions regarding the Library. Please send your comments, concerns
or suggestions using the online Comments/Suggestions
form.
Here are previous comments and responses organized by
date with latest items appearing first. All names, addresses and other
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Date: January 18, 2008
Comment: One of the positive things that happened since the introduction of PPMS (the "intervention" from a research perspective) is that there seemed to be more appropriate use of valuable printing resources as seen by the dramatic decrease in paper wasted, drummer humming, and lots more seats available in the PC/Mac stations near the printers.
That said, I do hope that printing will be FREE as we are already paying so much for tuition and could use some respite. BTW, I am conservative with my printing and felt penalize for the wasteful printing habits of others. The introduction of PPMS free account would cut down on this wasteful printing behaviors. Thanks for listening.
Response: Thank you for sharing some of the positive changes you have seen in the printing area. We appreciate your feedback. As you know the plan is to charge on a cost-recovery basis for the printing. It will take at least a fiscal year of printing with the PPMS to evaluate the savings resulting from the reduced printing that you describe as we only have annual costs for comparison. When we have that data in 2009, we will examine our cost-recovery model and consider reducing the charges if our costs go down significantly.
In the meantime, we remain willing to explore subsidized printing for students with the academic programs. As we cannot identify to which program you belong, please be sure to share your suggestion about free printing with your program.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: December 20, 2007
Comment:Your printing system is a good idea. But it consistently has failed. You are nice people, but you are not getting a good grade in "Printing 101." The software regularly stops working. Please consider asking for your money back from your software provider. Your library staff are all very eager to help, but since it is a subtle software problem, they naturally need the reinforcement of tech support. Please consider re-evaluating your contract for software. Please consider creating an online training for library staff to understand the software so they can provide support. They are eager to help, but they don't have the tools for this job.
Best wishes,
A Frustrated Medical Student
Response: Thank you for your comment. We agree that the printing software is not working well as we expected. The software performs very well at other libraries in NYC with a high volume of printing. We are working with the vendor and ITS to get a consistent level of performance. One of the problems from Thursday has been resolved. We appreciate your acknowledgement of staff helpfulness. We will be providing additional troubleshooting training for the staff as we progress, and hopefully that will improve the all-around printing experience.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: November 26, 2007
Comment: I am glad that you are introducing a charge to prevent unwanted/wasteful usage of the free Printing facilities provided by the library. However, I feel that 10c may be slightly expensive for graduate students who actually benefited from these facilities.
Response: Thank your for your comment. The Library is trying only to recover costs of paper, toner, printer maintenance and the print & photocopy management system. The 10 cents per exposure charge was based on our best estimates. After the system runs for awhile, we will be able to assess whether the charges for printing and copying cover the costs. If they are doing more than that, we will consider reducing charges.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: October 23, 2007
Comment: I love the new changes that have been implemented around the library. The practical things like allowing patrons to eat and use cell phones in designated areas, the cool new flat screen with information and events. I am curious how the payment for printing is going to work out - as a student I hope it is not ridiculously expensive.
I am inspired to offer another suggestion for improvement. It is a small thing but I am wondering if you can set it so that when we go to Pub Med and click on the Get It button, the button launches a new window instead of opening up in a new tab in firefox or safari. The SFX window that it opens is annoying because it always resets the size of the window to half the width that you would normally use to view any other page. Having it launch in a separate window would avoid me having to resize the window when I want to continue my pubmed search.
I know that I can open it in a separate window by using the control key when I click, but this is an xtra step that I usually forget until it's too late. It's a small thing but would be so helpful. Thanks!
Response: Thank you for your comments. It's nice to know that our attempt to create a space that was both more inviting and more informative is appreciated.
In regard to the new Print and Photocopy Management System, the printing charge of 10 cents per page will apply to all our users, including students, after November 26. We are aware that medical students have a printing allowance in the Education Center and we have shared with Academic Affairs that discontinuing free printing in the library may increase the demand for student printing. Academic Affairs is discussing how to respond to the potential need for more printing.
Finally, we will be happy to implement your suggestion to have a new page open in a new window rather than a tab, which appears to be the default setting in the latest version of Firefox. Our Computer Services department will include this change as part of a system upgrade on Library computers in the very near future. Thanks for the suggestion.
Sincerely, Kevin Pain
Information Access Coordinator
Date: August 16, 2007
Comment: Many Muslim students are outraged by promotion of promiscuity by this place with openly free distributed latex condoms.
You are going to hear about this.
Response: We appreciate your comment about the availability of condoms in the Medical Library. Condoms are available in the Library leisure reading area courtesy of the New York City Free Condom Initiative of the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. The Library has participated in the condom distribution program since February 14, 2006. Student Health Services
also offers condoms and information on safe sex. We appreciate that library users may have diverse opinions about condom distribution. However, as the Medical College faculty teach about and provide sexual health care, Library Administration views participation in the city's program as a way to share information about responsible sexual health decision making. If you would like to have further dialogue about the program, please contact me at 212-746-6504.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: August 14, 2007
Comment:
mens room urinal very hard to flush.
it work for awhile when new but now very hard to flush.
they put in cheap one.
now nobody flush.
nice green sopa at end of day.
very not healthy.
flies very happy
Response: We appreciate your letting us know of this problem. We have reported it to Facilities for repair. Hopefully repairing the handle will resolve the situation. We will monitor the bathroom conditions more closely, however, please let us know if you experience further problems. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: July 31, 2007
Comment: The strong smell of cooked food does not belong in a library.
What are you thinking? Your food policy is a foolish mistake. You debase the idea of a library.
Response: We appreciate your comment about the Library's food policy and we agree that food odors can be unpleasant. This is why we have limited eating to a single area of the Library. The Library Commons, the large room that you walk through upon entering the Library, is a cell phone, food and beverage-friendly area because that is what we heard from many users of all types that they needed to work comfortably. To reduce odors in this area, we have provided an air freshener that sprays every fifteen minutes. If the food odor is coming from an area of the Library other than the Library Commons, please alert Circulation Desk staff and we will take care of the situation. The rest of the Library is dedicated to quiet study and is food-free. Please explore the Library to find a space that is comfortable for you.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Here is an anonymous note from someone who uses your library every day, or nearly every day.
I believe that to some extent that the Library's decor encourages immature behavior and attitudes among our students. They put their feet up on the desks, they bring their food and drinks in. They haven't learned to view your Library as a serious place to work and study - it's just an extension of the dorm room.
Much of the decor seems to be focussed on entertainment - the often shlockey art exhibits, the cute and jokey signage, and the self-celebrating posters about your library personnel.
I suggest you put up numerous framed photos of long ago graduating classes, historical photos of the College Buildings, Labs, Libraries, Eminent Scientists and Professors. Let them look upon these every day in passing, see that others have labored here before them.
I believe these steps might help to engender a more respectful and serious atmosphere.
Response: We appreciate your thoughtful comment on how users engage with the Library space. One of the Library’s strategic goals is to promote a culture and environment that is welcoming, stimulating and supportive, and adapts to needs of users. The Library Commons, the large room that you walk through upon entering the Library, is a cell-phone, food and drink-friendly area because that is what we heard from many users of all types that they needed to work comfortably. The rest of the Library is dedicated to quiet study. We are currently strengthening our policies about courteous use of Library space and that should lead to positive changes in the quality of the environment.
Creating signage that is attention-getting enough to deliver its message, but also fits the environment is a challenge. We think it is important that Library users recognize Library staff so that they come to us for assistance and respect our authority when enforcing Library policies.
The art shows serve the dual purpose of enhancing the library environment and engaging with the larger community both within and outside of the Medical Center. The Library’s annual Medical Complex Art Show showcases the creative contributions of faculty, staff and students of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-NewYork Weill Cornell Center, Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and Hospital for Special Surgery. Community artists are featured in the other exhibits.
Your idea about featuring photographs of the great history of the Medical College and the achievements of those who have used the Library to further biomedical science is an excellent one. The Medical Center Archives has a wonderful Image Archive and we will work with them on identifying images that will stimulate a scholarly atmosphere. There are many others who may be able to address your concerns about student behaviors and what image of the Medical Center they may create. If you would like to have further dialogue and be part of the solution to the problems you've outlined, please contact one of us at 212-746-6068.
Sincerely yours, Carolyn Anne Reid
The Frances and John L. Loeb Librarian of Medicine and Director
Comment: Is there any chance the people who gather right on the other side of the glass by the study carrels in the new journal section can find somewhere else to have nosh and very loud conversation? I know it's people taking breaks during the in-between times for whatever seminars are going on during the weekends. It's just that it's my favorite place to study because there's so much sunlight and little traffic.
Response: Thanks for letting us know about the noise from that corridor. We will talk with others in the Medical College to see if anything can be done to reduce the noise in that area, but like you, I am not hopeful. The Griffis Faculty Club, normally the venue for many events, closed for renovation in January and will not reopen until Thanksgiving 2007. This means that there will likely be more food events in that area and that soon you may also hear renovation noise. We will ask if signage can be placed alerting people that the sound carries into the library.
As the Library moves forward with its own strategic plan and reduces the number of paper journals in the area near those carrels, there will also be renovations within the Library. These will be planned and announced well in advance. As part of the planning for new study spaces within the library, we will definitely consult with the student library representatives and others. We appreciate your feedback.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: March 24, 2007
Comment: Hey, I LOVE that cell phone guy. He's funny, campy, obviously has a lot of school spirit, and gets the message across in an enjoyable way.
The study atmosphere has been so much nicer since he's been around. Thanks for doing that!
Comment: PLEASE put up conspicuous signs making it clear that cell phone usage is not allowed in the study areas. Perhaps a little sign in each study carrel? Current signs are not working. I am really tired of telling people to stop using cell phones in study areas and use the designated cell phone area near the entrance. It's really getting out of hand and I'm losing lots of study time. I can't remember the last time I've had a cell phone free day with clear uninterrupted study time.
Response: Sorry to read your study time is interrupted. The Library Staff have discussed again ways to remind users where cell phone use is allowed. Additional signs will be posted shortly.
Comment: I think the library staff is extremely helpful, pleasant, and nice.
Please never ever change.
Response: Thank you for your positive comments about the Library staff. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to strive to provide excellent service to all our users.
Comment: Is it possible to raise the temperature in the library? At present, it is uncomfortably cold in a large part of the library, which is not conducive to studying.
Response: Thank you for your inquiry about the temperature in the Library. We have received other comments that it is too cold and we are in regular communication with Facilities staff to address the situation. Facilities personnel gradually adjust the temperature in response to our requests, external temperature changes and activities affecting the air flow. The Library is served by two different HVAC systems which makes it difficult to make the temperature consistent across the Library. Depending on where one is in the Library, the temperatures are clearly different and increasing the temperature to make a large open area like the sunken reading room warmer often results in making other areas much too warm. We are working to achieve a comfort range between 68-74 degrees. Please explore the Library to try to find a space that is comfortable for you. We in Library Administration appreciate your concern and with more feedback on the specific location will be able to check the temperature and better work with Facilities to improve the comfort of the area. You may reach us via email at libadmin@med.cornell.edu, phone at 212-746-6068 or stop into our office near the Current Journals area between 9 AM and 5 PM.
Sincerely yours, Kristine Alpi
Associate Library Director
Date: March 23, 2006
Comments: I do not think it is right that your day staff
should prevent me this morning from using your library. It is most
unfair. I come here two years almost every night to study and your
staff at night never stops me. Why you should have two different policys.
Now I have to find some other way.
Response: Our entrance policy has remained unchanged for the past 25 years: a current ID card from Weill Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital or an affiliated institution is required for entrance to the Library at all times -- days, weekends and evenings. This policy is posted outside the Library entrance.
If you are a New York State licensed health professional and desire Library access, you are welcome to join our HPA program, for a fee of $500 / year. Otherwise, we suggest you use the New York Academy of Medicine on 5th Ave and 102nd Street, which is open to the public.
Comment: All these "fun" cartoony signs have the effect of making students disrespect the library. Also, your evening staff does not enforce the no-food policy. Look at NYU's Medical Library. It is clearly no nonsense, a serious place for medical learning to take place.
Response: Thank you for your feedback on our signs. We are always working to improve our sharing of information to our users. See the message below for a response regarding the no-food policy. Loretta Merlo has spoken to the Head of Circulation at NYU Medical Library per your suggestion. Despite their "no nonsense" approach, they continue to have a problem with patrons smuggling in food as well. The no eating and drinking policy at NYU is part of the code of conduct for the NYU Medical School, not just a Library policy. We invite you, as a faculty member, to initiate an addition of this policy to the code of conduct here at Weill Cornell, as a way to further support this Library and its policies.
Comment: In the morning when we come to study in lower level by York avenue windows there is usually food remains, wrappers and garbage on many desktops. You might like to know that there is very heavy food use in this place at night. During day you won't allow food in but at night everybody does it and nobody says nothing. Why is this? Everybody knows it. Night staff here never say anything always allow food. And it is all over the place. It is kind of disgusting.
Response: We agree it is disgusting to find other people's food garbage around the Library. Unfortunately, despite our best attempts, people who are bound and determined to smuggle in food will do so. The Library policy restricting the eating/bringing in of food is in place both to protect our patrons from encountering a mess and to protect the collection from the pests attracted by food waste. While Library staff will be reminded of the importance of consistent enforcement of the policy, ultimately the responsibility for eliminating this problem in a courteous fashion lies with Library users themselves. You can help us by speaking up if you see people violating the policy.
Comment: On several occasions, I've encountered roaches in the lower levels of the library where the stacks are. I am unaware if any actions have been taken to rectify the situation, but if not, I urge you to do so quickly. It is very difficult to study and review journals while preventing insects from climbing into your bag! :)
Response: Thank you for your message. Despite our efforts to control eating in the library, our patrons continue to not only smuggle in food, but also to leave their food garbage behind, thus attracting these pests. They are not only unpleasant, they can also do damage to the books and journals in the stacks. We have advised the appropriate people to fumigate the area ASAP.
Loretta Merlo
Manager, Circulation Services
Date: May 24, 2002
Comment: Can the library get online access to the journal Retina? You carry it in the stacks. The website for this is at www.retinajournal.com.
Response: We have now registered the Library for access. Thanks for letting us know this was available.
Mark Funk
Head, Collection Development
Date: April 17, 2002
Comment: Why do many library workers not wear identity badges?
Response: It is the Library's policy that all employees wear IDs while on duty. We periodically remind our staff of this policy and we will remind them more often in the future.
Daniel Cleary
Head, Information & Access Services
746-6945
Date: April 17, 2002
Comment: Please renew the online subscription for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Response: It is no longer possible to purchase online access to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by itself. As of 2002, the publisher, Oxford University Press, has forced institutions who want online access to the journal to also purchase access to a product they call Cancer Spectrum. This product, an amalgamation of data easily available elsewhere, would cost us $1,235. Last year, our combined print and online access to the journal was only $295. Because of this quadrupling of price for a product we do not need, the library is maintaining its print version only.
Comment: The photocopying accomodations at the library are
horrific. I am surprised that a library of this caliber has such terrible photocopying facilities. The machines make terrible copies even when they do work. I have lost an incredible amount of money in the machines and I always end up with light/blemished copies. Can't we do something about this?
Response: Thanks for your comment. You are not alone in your dismay over the photocopiers. I am forwarding your comments to Ron Phillips, Head of Duplicating Services, who is responsible for providing photocopying service in the Library.
Date: November 21, 2001
Comment: Can we find some way to share access to electronic journals across the three tri-cat institutions? Electronic access to the journal Cerebral Cortex, for example, available through RU, would be great. Given the increasing role of electronic publishing for research journals, the inability to share such access would seem to make the tri-institutional "shared resource" model less viable. Thanks for listening.
Response: You are right, sharing brings more resources for all. The 4 Corners libraries (WMC, MSKCC, RU, HSS) are always looking for ways to bring more resources to all our users. Your comment has been forwarded to
the Collection Development Department. They make decisions about items to be added to the Collection. You can take your ID and go during daytime business hours to the Rockefeller Library and access Cerebral Cortex electronically from one of their public computers.
Date: November 2, 2001
Comment: Since we have a subscription to the hard copy of the journal "Intervirology," I was wondering why we don't have access on-line.
Response: The publisher of Intervirology, Karger Press, charges an additional fee for online access to their print journals. The Library has not purchased this extra access from Karger because the usage of their print journals by library users is very small compared to most other publishers. We have been concentrating on adding online access for the most used journals, hoping to get the best bang for our bucks. Depending on future budgetary requests, we may be able to add access to the Karger journals in the future.
Mark Funk
Head, Collection Development, x66073 (Updated 11/02/01)
Date: September 5, 2001
Comment: It is very difficult to find your staff directory.
Response: The Library is in the process of redesigning its website in order to make finding everything easier. Staff contact information is linked from the About the Library section. The Weill Medical College search engine (available from all college pages or http://www.med.cornell.edu/search.html) includes the Library's web pages, so you can also try searching using "library" and the terms you are seeking. We appreciate your feedback on the website. (Posted 9/5/01)
Date: August 23, 2001
Comment: Is there anything that can be done to keep people
from using their cell phones in the library?
Response: The Library will have signs posted by the end
of August instructing users where to use cell phones while in the Library.
Due to the nature of the importance of communications of many of our users
in the medical profession, the Library does not feel that it should ban
the use of cellular phones. Instead, signs will be posted instructing
cell phone users to proceed to a designated area within the Library, across
from Circulation in the main entrance area, where we believe that phone
conversations will be least disruptive to our users. We expect the
necessity of continuous communication and that the noise level will remain
conducive to a learning atmosphere for all who use the Library for its
many functions. (Posted 8/23/01)
Date: July 17, 2001
Comment: What exactly is the "Circulation Deck?" I hear a woman's
voice all the time on the overhead pager say "Come to Circulation Deck."
Where is the Circulation Deck?
Response: What you are hearing is "Come to the Circulation Desk."
The Circulation Desk is located in the northeast corner of the Main Reading
Room near the main entrance and the Computer Commons. The Desk is a pivotal
area of the library where most customer transactions, such as checking
in and out library materials, getting a barcode for your ID for circulation
privileges, checking out laptops, take place. If library staff needs to
locate a person in the library who has been paged, an announcement will
be broadcast for that person to go to the Circulation Desk. You may reach
the Circulation Desk by phone at 746-6050. (Posted 7/18/01)
Date: July 7, 2001
Comment: Just three suggestions which might enhance the study
atmosphere here:
1) Replace or upgrade the light bars at the study cubicles (many of
the lights are burnt out).
2) Please have the instructor close the Microcomputer Room door while
classes are in session (the instructor's voice in many cases carries far
making it difficult to concentrate).
3) Place several signs in prominent locations encouraging people to
shut off their cell phones or at least carry on their conversations away
from study areas (again, the conversations make it difficult to concentrate).
Otherwise, keep up the good work!
Response: Thank you for your comments. Here are the responses
in the order of the comments.
1) The Library has a routine of checking the lights in the study desk
carrels every Friday. We will use this reminder as an opportunity to insure
that our inspection is complete. The Library is reviewing the possibility
of submitting a Capital Budget proposal for replacing the fixtures in the
2002-03 fiscal year.
2) Instructors will close the Microcomputer Room door during classes
once teaching has begun. We agree that keeping the door closed during workshops
will help assure an environment conducive to study.
3) Signs will be posted stating that phone conversations should take
place in the northern portion of the main floor only.
Daniel Cleary, Head, Information
& Access Services
(Post updated 7/13/01)
Date: May 29, 2001
Comment: The iMACs on the main floor FREEZE whenever the PDF
viewer (adobe acrobat 5.0?) is opened. It has been like this for a couple
of weeks now.
Response: The Library's Computer Services Program Area was notified
of this problem and replied and replied on Wednesday May 30, 2001 with
the following message:
The problem is solved. There was an outdated extension in the
System Folder that was the cause of this problem. I tested all the iMACs
with both Netscape and Internet Explorer and they work well with the PDFs
now.
The Library's Comments form is always available and we welcome reports
of equipment failure as well as suggestions for the improvement of our
services. (Posted 5/31/01)
Date: May 15, 2001
Comment: Is there any way to access the medical applications
that are present on the computers in the Ed Center from the computers (such
as the ibooks) in the library? It would be really helpful to access stuff
like Stedman's and Harrison's from the computers.
Response: We are looking into the possibility of accessing Education
Center electronic resources from the Library's computers. Meanwhile, Harrison's
is already available on all our internet-capable computers, including the
iBooks. Look for it on our Electronic Resources page - http://library.med.cornell.edu/Library/HTML/ElectRes.html.
Date: April 1, 2001
Comment: I enjoy the desktop wallpaper on the IBM computers on
the main floor. Could you share the source and/or the software for these
images? Thanks.
Response: It's a free desktop utility from Webshots that can
be downloaded from http://www.webshots.com.
If you want more information or any assistance with this, please contact
Roberto Capungcol (rcapungc@med.cornell.edu)
of the Library Computer Services staff. He will be glad to help you.
helen-ann brown, Information Services Team
Date: March 27, 2001
Comment: I request that we subscribe to the Journal of Virology as an electronic journal. I enjoy using all of the electronic journals
to which we subscribe; however, almost half of the articles I would like
to receive are in the Journal of Virology.
Response: The library now provides online access to Journal
of Virology and the following American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
journals:
We had resisted subscribing to the electronic version of these titles because
of the pricing policy of the American Society for Microbiology. Their pricing
levels are based on number of faculty plus doctoral students, a somewhat
specious reasoning since not all individuals in these groups use ASM journals.
For our size, adding the electronic versions cost 100% of the print costs.
The print versions cost us $4,426, and adding the e-versions was another
$4,426. Many other publishers allow us to add electronic for free, or for
about a 7-8% increase over the print.
Nevertheless, we have decided to subscribe in the interest of providing
the widest possible access to these important titles. As was the case with
Nature, I encourage you to communicate with the ASM your concerns about
their pricing policy. It is only through the combined efforts of the biomedical
community who submit and review articles to these publications, and the
libraries who must find the money to pay for them, that we will achieve
some relief from the constantly increasing cost of access to the biomedical
literature. (Post updated 5/1/01)
Robert M. Braude, Ph.D.
Frances and John Loeb Librarian
Date: March 24, 2001
Comment: Thanks for posting the 2001 residency appointment Match
results on your website, I think students, faculty and staff are very interested
in how the class fared in the match. Could you also post the 2 page statistical
survey (from the Dean's office? It was available in the Commons on the
day of the match) that shows the breakdown of matches by department/competiveness
of hospital/state/how many stay at NYH etc and compares the class of 2001
to previous Cornell classes. That information would be extremely helpful
to many of your viewers.
Comment: In my opinion, the copy machine facilities in the library
are inadequate. On several occasions, I have tried to use a copy machine
in the copy room downstairs, and ALL of the machines in the room are nonfunctional
for various reasons. When attempting to print from other machines in the
library, the copy quality is extremely poor. It's VERY frustrating as a
medical student to pay $45,000 a year for such poor quality services. I
recommend that the library/medical college invest in newer copy machines,
or at least ensure the functionality of the machines that already exist.
Response: We appreciate your comment and apologize for your inconvenience.
Please remember to report copier difficulties to a Library Staff member.
Sometimes we can clear a paper jam and we certainly can put in more paper.
We pass more serious copier problems along to the Duplicating Department.
They are responsible for the machines and arrange for service and repairs.
Someone from Duplicating checks the machines several times during the day
and will come over when we call with a problem.
Date: November 7, 2000
Comment: I am very interested in having access to the journal
"Neuron" on-line. I was wondering if it would be possible for the library
to get a subscription or why we don't currently have it.
Response: The Library has just acquired access to the electronic
versions of Neuron and the other Cell Press journals to which we
subscribe in print. These titles are:
We had resisted subscribing to the electronic versions because of
the predatory pricing policy of Cell Press. In a situation similar to the
pricing of the electronic version of Nature and similar to the pricing
policies of many medical publishers, Cell Press charges exorbitant rates
for access to the electronic version of their titles.
Here is what it is costing us to provide this access. Cost for print versions: $2,708 Cost to add online access: $8,185
It is also interesting to note that this price already includes a 10%
discount because the Cornell University Library at Ithaca is also a subscriber.
What a deal. I would encourage those of you who are active readers, and
contributors, to Cell Press journals to communicate with them expressing
your concern over their pricing policy. While we will continue to try to
provide you with the greatest access to the broadest base of biomedical
information we can, the limits of the College's resources to support our
growing cost of acquiring access to these resources will soon be reached.
(Post updated 4/26/01)
