RE: Euromonitor license

["Chilton Galadriel" <chilton.gala@uwlax.edu>]

Hi Kristine,

Yes, we are currently experiencing the same problem with 
Euromonitor.

Like you, we subscribe to a small data set (World Marketing Data 
and Statistics) and though I have previewed the entire package 
(GMID) our budget prohibited us from upgrading in the past. Thus, 
this increase in subscription cost mid-contract is a bit 
frustrating and out of our price range.

It seems that if the software upgrade was not going to be 
compatible to their customer's subscriptions, then the full 
product should be made available free of charge until the next 
renewal.

Euromonitor gave us two months notice of the coming change; 
however, the notice came *after* I had submitted a budget request 
for 2007/2008 - not that this matters a great deal since we 
haven't had a budget increase in the past four years.

Presently, I have asked Euromonitor for an extension on their 
deadline, and I am also in the process of reviewing our license 
agreement that we signed upon renewal.

I too would be interested in hearing others' response to this 
situation!

Best regards,
Galadriel

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Galadriel Chilton
Electronic Resources Librarian
Murphy Library
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
chilton.gala@uwlax.edu

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