[Genealib] Re: NewpaperArchive

[Bill Teschek]

The deal is free as far as it goes. They give free access to all out-of-state 
papers in their collection. If you want access to papers in your own state you 
have to pay for it. What's wrong with that? The company has to make money 
somehow. I think it is wonderful that they are making the out-of-state papers 
available for free. I've taken advantage of it and it's a great deal

Bill Teschek
bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us

Ceya wrote:

> Sounds like that deal is   "free to patrons"     NOT   "free to libraries" 
> !!!    $2500.00 does NOT sound "Free" !!!
> 
> Ceya Minder, Librarian
> SEAGHS
> 
> 
> > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:07:22 -0400
> > From: "Charlotte Sellers" <csellers at japl.lib.in.us>
> > Subject: [Genealib] Too Good To Be True - "Free" Access to Newspaper
> > Archive
> > To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> > Message-ID: <001b01c6bbbd$22a157d0$5add8ba5 at japl.lib.in.us>
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> >
> > Elaine and others,
> >
> > Our library checked on this - because through a personal subscription I 
> > had
> > found the newspaper archive to be useful. An email sent to us said, 
> > "Access
> > NewspaperARCHIVE is a new program that gives public libraries and K-12
> > schools around the world FREE access to NewspaperARCHIVE.com's historical
> > newspaper database." The emphasis on free was in the original message. In 
> > a
> > followup mesage, the company said access was to all other states and we
> > would have to pay $71.40 a year for access to newspapers in our state.
> > Seemed like a strange deal, but okay.
> >
> > So my supervisor emailed for an invoice and got this reply from Jeff 
> > Brown,
> > account manager at Heritage Microfilm:
> >
> > "The $71 subscription is an individual subscription and provides an
> > individual a username and password.  This is not an institutional access
> > subscription, so it would not be able to be used my multiple persons.  ...
> > The institutional access subscription is $2500 per year."
> >
> > Our library cannot afford access. What about this reminds me of bait and
> > switch?
> >