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51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN will explore the four top-ranked resources (listed below) for potential consortial licensing. This page will be updated as investigations wrap up.​

• APA 7th ed. Publication Manual
  After reaching out to the vendor and inquiring about the options for consortial licensing, the 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN team learned thatÌýthe American Psychological AssociationÌýdoes not currently offer a consortial licensing option for electronic versions. If this becomes an available option in the future, 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN will revisit this resource.

• JSTORÌý
  Due to strong saturation of the market and already advantageous pricing on direct deals, it was determined that there would be little value in a consortial deal for JSTOR journals.ÌýÌý

• IBISWorld
  The 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN Licensing Team worked on negotiations with the vendor for several months, butÌýwas unable to reach a successful dealÌýas the vendor was unwilling to provide equitable and transparent consortial pricing that was not differential (i.e. more advantageous to new subscribers than existing direct subscribers). This did not meet 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN's Licensing Principles so a consortial offer could not be reached at this time.

• ScienceDirect College EditionÌýÌý
  The 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN Licensing Team successfully negotiated pricing with Elsevier, but after consulting with partner libraries, it was determined that there was no longer sufficient interest in pursuing a consortial deal. A consortial license for ScienceDirect College Edition may be revisited in the future if there is interest.

Other products with a high score on the ranking survey included Art & Architecture ePortal andÌýOpenAthens.Ìý51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN will monitor licensing opportunities for these products and will alert members if an opportunity arises.

• Art & Architecture ePortal (A&AePortal)
  After a follow-up consultationÌýwith partner libraries, it was determined that there was not sufficient interest from libraries in pursuing a consortial deal. This may be revisited in the future.

• OpenAthens ​
  After initial discussions with the vendor it was made clear that consortial pricing would not be significantly advantageous over direct pricing for institutions. This, combined with OpenAthens' technical issues co-existing with existing 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN software, rendered a consortial deal unfeasible at this time. If this becomes a more appealingÌýoption in the future, 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN will revisit this decision.
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