Transfer Title Requirements in Years 2 and 3 of the Term (All-Access deals only)

In years 2 and 3 of a SAGE Premier All-Access subscription*, there is a requirement to maintain any individual subscriptions, held by the customer with a previous publisher or society, that transfers to SAGE and is added to the SAGE Premier package.

Customers in a SAGE Premier "Maintained" All-Access model must also maintain original holdings in addition to new titles that are added to SAGE Premier in years 2 and 3 of their term. A new contract for a SAGE Premier All-Access customer will include titles that were previously considered maintained titles.

NOTE: Libraries may elect to change the format of their maintained subscriptions (combined print and electronic, print only, or electronic only), but individual subscriptions must be maintained in one of the available formats for each subscription.

Maintained Holdings Requirement

SAGE Premier customers with a maintained holdings requirement will need to maintain and renew all individual SAGE subscriptions held during the two years prior to the start of the SAGE Premier license for the term of the agreement. SAGE and customer will agree to a final holdings list, which will be inserted as an exhibit into the SAGE Premier contract. NOTE: Libraries may elect to change the format of their maintained subscriptions (combined print and electronic, print only, or electronic only), but individual subscriptions must be maintained in one of the available formats for each subscription.

Cancellations

Subscriber isnot eligible to cancel any subscriptions that were required for maintained holdings as outlined in their contract. 

DDP (Deeply Discounted Print)

DDP can be offered at 75% discount for the titles within their SAGE Premier package.

Digital Rights Management

"Reasonable Amount" shall mean not more than ten percent (10%) of any individual book or journal issue where these are included in a database, and not more than five percent (5%) of the total database content.

Customer Types

*SAGE Premier All-Access

Customers have the benefit of gaining additional titles, acquired annually by SAGE, that are added to SAGE Premier. For SAGE Premier All-Access customers, access to the new titles will begin as of January 1.  There may be a chance that access is provided earlier for titles already published by SAGE.  For titles not yet published as of January 1, access will be available once the journal is live on the SAGE Journals platform. Please see “Maintained Holdings Requirement” for SAGE Premier All-Access customers above. In years 2 and 3 of a SAGE Premier All-Access subscription, there is a requirement to maintain any individual subscriptions, held by the customer with a previous publisher or society, that transfers to SAGE and is added to the SAGE Premier package.

Customers in a SAGE Premier "Maintained" All-Access model must also maintain original holdings in addition to new titles that are added to SAGE Premier in years 2 and 3 of their term. A new contract for SAGE Premier All-Access customer will include titles that were previously considered maintained titles.

SAGE Premier Fixed-List

Customers will maintain access to a set list of journals with no annual additions unless the institution upgrades to the current year package. Please see “Maintained Holdings Requirement” for SAGE Premier Fixed-List customers above.