1. ACS PUBLICATIONS Over a Century of Essential Chemistry on Your Desktop H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S Andrew Pitts ACS Publications Division ICOLC Archiving Session 4 th October 2002

2. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. Long-Term Archiving and Access Issues  ACS Web Editions & Archive Policy  ACS Journal Archives  Product  Pricing  Preservation  Perpetual Access  Challenges Ahead  ACS Web Editions & Archive Policy  ACS Journal Archives  Product  Pricing  Preservation  Perpetual Access  Challenges Ahead

3. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Web Editions – A History  30 Years of Investment in Computer Based Systems  1975: Database Approach to In-house Journal Production Implemented  1981: Experimental File of 16 ACS Journals on Bibliographic Retrieval Systems  1997: September - All ACS Journals Released on Web with Content Back to 1996  1998: Official Launch of Web Editions & ASAP Articles (25% Surcharge)  15% Surcharge in 2000; Did Not Guarantee Perpetual Access  1999: Customer Feedback Led to Archive Policy

4. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Web Editions – Added Features Since 1998  Articles ASAP/Alerts  TOC Alerts  Openly Available Abstracts  Cross-Journal, Full-Text Searching  ChemPort Reference Linking Reduced Fees  190% in 1998 – No Cancels  115% in 2000 – No Cancels  90% in 2001 – Cancels OK

5. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. Long-Term Preservation of ACS Web Editions  Mission Driven Society Objective  Initial Investment in Infrastructure & Follow-Up (1975 - 2001)  Archives Project: Scanning of Content Not Previously Available in Electronic Format  All Content Kept in Multiple Locations  Tested Disaster Recovery (1998-2002)

6. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Web Editions Archive Policy Except for termination for cause, upon request at time of cancellation, ACS Web Edition customers will be provided access to the content contained in a current subscription of the ACS Web Editions to which they subscribed in the given year of cancellation.

7. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. Formats for Ongoing Access  Content will be made available in one of two ways: 1)One-time provision of a PDF version in the form of a CD Rom or FTP transfer OR 2) Option to access any materials that were accessible during the term of this agreement for the appropriate ACS Journal Archives access fee under the terms and conditions of use for the ACS Journal Archives.  Content will be made available in one of two ways: 1)One-time provision of a PDF version in the form of a CD Rom or FTP transfer OR 2) Option to access any materials that were accessible during the term of this agreement for the appropriate ACS Journal Archives access fee under the terms and conditions of use for the ACS Journal Archives.

8. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. Challenges to ACS Archives Policy  What Customers Want In Perpetuity:  Functional, Accurate Information  Fast Delivery  Low Cost  Seamless Access Across Publishers and Databases  What Customers Want In Perpetuity:  Functional, Accurate Information  Fast Delivery  Low Cost  Seamless Access Across Publishers and Databases  Ongoing Costs To Maintain  Formats Do Not Capture Functionality (linking, etc.)  Formats Do Not Meet Customer Needs  Formats Have and Will Change  Living Not Static  Ongoing Costs To Maintain  Formats Do Not Capture Functionality (linking, etc.)  Formats Do Not Meet Customer Needs  Formats Have and Will Change  Living Not Static

9. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Journal Archives: Product  More Than:  2.5 Million Pages  11,000 ACS Journal Issues  500,000 Articles  More Than:  2.5 Million Pages  11,000 ACS Journal Issues  500,000 Articles  Immediate Access at Desktop  Browse Back Issues and Search Full-Text  Content Back to 1879, References Linked to 1907  Onus on ACS to Advance Content with Technology  Flexible & Open to Evolution of Product  Further Enhancements to be Based on Customer Feedback

10. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Journal Archives: Pricing  Investigated Multiple Scenarios  Recoup Development and Ongoing Maintenance Costs  Future Direction of E-Journal Pricing Unknown  Wanted to Ensure Maximum Flexibility for Customer Long-Term  Reasonable Maintenance Fee –ACS Expenditures –Usage Levels for ACS Web Editions –# of Sites, Employees, Faculty, Students, etc.  Consortia Price Breaks Lower

11. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T.  2002 Complete IT Environment Redesign - Integration of 2.5 Million New Pages - Revised Interface – Search and TOC Layers - Cross Journal Searching, Free Abstracts  Clustered Servers Linked to a High Capacity Storage Area Network (SAN/Cluster Project) - 16 Unix Servers, Load Balancers, Mirrored Servers, eRights Authentication, New Journal Delivery System, Oracle Databases, Increased Bandwidth ACS Journal Archives: Preservation

12. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T.  Redundancy - Two T-3 lines (Easy to Increase) - ISPs - Load-Balanced Oracle Web Servers - 10 Terabyte Storage Array  Disaster Recovery Provisions - Multiple Physical Locations ACS Journal Archives: Preservation (Cont’d)

13. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. ACS Journal Archives Financial Commitment  One-time Scanning Investment  Ongoing Expenditures On:  Infrastructure & Technology  Integration of New Enhancements and Content (I.e. Supporting Information)  Staff Expansion  Maintenance & Administration

14. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T.  Introduction of Archives Created Need to Refine Current Web Editions Archive Policy  Current Year + 4 Previous Years of Full Content  Introduced in 2000  Activated in 2002  Enforced in 2003  Non-Subscribing Customers Requested Access to Archival Content from 1996 On  A Continual Evolution ACS Journal Archives: Perpetual Access

15. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. Revised ACS Web Editions Archive Policy  Committed to Ensuring Access to:  Any Electronic Content Subscribed to Which Falls Outside of the Current Subscription  1996-98 & Each Subsequent 6 th Year as Folded Into the ACS Journal Archives  Upon Request in a Format Consistent With the ACS Archives Policy  Committed to Ensuring Access to:  Any Electronic Content Subscribed to Which Falls Outside of the Current Subscription  1996-98 & Each Subsequent 6 th Year as Folded Into the ACS Journal Archives  Upon Request in a Format Consistent With the ACS Archives Policy

16. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T.  What Does the Future Hold for Technology? Formats?  Perception vs. Reality  Evolving Customer Needs  One Size Does NOT Fit All  Permanence is Illusory Challenges to Perpetual Access

17. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T.  Provide the Highest Quality, Most Widely Used Chemistry Journals At a Fair Price  Encourage Dialogue With Customers  Remain Receptive and Able To Adapt To Our Complex Environment  Look Beyond Short-Term Uncertainties To Long-Term Solutions ACS Commitment to Partnership The ACS Will Continue To:

18. ACS PUBLICATIONS Over a Century of Essential Chemistry on Your Desktop H I G H Q U A L I T Y. H I G H I M P A C T. A C S P U B L I C A T I O N S Andrew Pitts International Sales ACS Publications Division a_pitts@acs.org http://pubs.acs.org/liblink