Details of new agreements for subject collection A & I databases from ProQuest are available on the website. These agreements supersede the previous ProQuest CSA Collections.
Institutions will benefit from a minimum saving of 32% off the normal academic price. One collection is priced for smaller sites at less than 1/4 of the academic price. Annual price increases are below the level of inflation.
Special pricing has been negotiated for FE.
Higher Education agreement and subscription details;
http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/data/existing/proquest_csa_he_2008
Further Education agreement and subscription details;
http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/data/existing/proquest_csa_fe_2008
· ProQuest Full Text Collections – prices represent a saving of between 40% and 50% of the normal academic price and is the best price ProQuest offer to the western world
· ABI Inform Complete will be available from 1st October and at substantially lower pricing than available elsewhere. This agreement has been negotiated as a result of wishes for the product.