It’s been just over a year since I’ve taken on the role of   Managing Director of the Global Sales & Customer Marketing  in the Science and Technology (S&T) division, which includes account teams for academic, corporate, and government markets.  During this time, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and speak with a great number of our customers and I appreciate the commitment and dedication of this community to advance the progress of science by enabling access to information.

At Elsevier, we share this commitment to innovation. To help our users derive the maximum benefit and interact effectively with the wider scientific literature, we have invested heavily in our products.  Within the past year, Elsevier launched SciVerse, a groundbreaking platform integrating   ScienceDirect,   Scopus, and targeted web content via   SciVerse Hub, with   community developed applications, resulting in more discovery with less searching.  

I am often asked about the evolution of journal pricing. But to talk about this, we need to recognize that journal content no longer stands apart from form and function.  Electronic subscription agreements are the preferred option for most institutions, recognizing the value of the combination of content, form and function.  And because of legacy budgets primarily associated with content (print), pricing information in an E-environment continues to transition. Today,there is a wide range of   options available to ScienceDirect customers; each varying on factors including the amount of content, correspondence to print holdings or e-only access to subscribed titles, and archival rights. My team is committed to partnering with customers to ensure an electronic subscription agreement that meets research needs and delivers value to each individual institution.

As 2012 approaches, we are now seeing 15 years of online publishing.  We expect pricing models to continue to evolve just as we expect continued innovation in how information is presented, accessed, and utilized. But throughout this period and through the recent economic downturn, Elsevier has held its commitment to moderate price changes. During this same time, we have delivered consistent growth in quantity and quality of journal content.
I hope that this commitment to innovation, partnership, and quality is evident to each and every one of our customers.  In these uncertain times, research and scientific progress are beacons for global advancement.  At Elsevier, we are proud to work alongside our customers in this rapidly changing research landscape.

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