TVNA: What Is It?

• The only comprehensive, unedited collection of network news broadcasts (ABC, CBS, CNN,NBC) since 1968

• In-depth indexing and abstracting of each broadcast, including advertisements

• Offers unedited access to all content• No networks offer this service at TVNA rates• Index and abstracts available within ~3 days

after broadcast

TVNA: Video• All material is watermarked • CNN online video becoming

available January 2004• Tapes available for local viewing

and loan at cost– Offer direct copies or compilations– Usual turnaround: 2 weeks– Liberal loan policies for tapes– Must return tapes after loan– Cannot use tapes for commercial

purposes or for broadcast

Current Use of TVNA

• Collection is used by researchers, private individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits

• 9,000 registered users since August 2002• Database use: over 75,000 hits per month• Heaviest use:

– Academic community: 2,873 users– Individuals: 2,503 users– K-12 community: 1,104 users

Charter Subscribers

• Arizona State University • Boston College • Case Western Reserve University • Cornell University • Georgetown University • Harvard University • Indiana University • Massachusetts Institute of

Technology • Michigan State University • New York University • Northwestern University • Ohio State University • Ohio University • Princeton University • Stanford University • Syracuse University Library • Tulane University

• University of Alberta

• University of California, Davis

• University of California, Irvine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• University of Iowa

• University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries & School of Journalism

• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• University of Notre Dame

• Washington State University

• Wayne State University

• Yale University Library

TVNA Subscriptions: What is Included?

• Index to the database

• Online video to CNN (will go back to 1997)

• Ability to request loan of tapes or segments

• Continuing access to current index content even if capture and indexing is discontinued for financial reasons

Usage LimitationsFeature Academic

LibrariesPublic Libraries

School Libraries *

Database searching

Yes Yes Yes

Online video: In-building access

Yes Yes Yes, through paid subsc. Only

Online video: Remote access

Yes (for authenticated users only)

No No

Video tape copies: orders accepted

Yes Yes Yes

Video tape discounts

None available None available None available

Single Institution PricingTier Criteria Institutional

Size Tier Level

Minimum FTE

Count in This Tier

Maximum FTE

Count in This Tier

Single Library

Price

Very small academic, public & school libraries

Tier 1 0 1,000 $ 475

Small academic/public (average: 2,500 fte)

Tier 2 1,001 5,000 $ 1,375

Medium academic or public library(average: 7,500 fte)

Tier 3 5,001 10,000 $ 1,575

Large academic/public (average: 15,000 fte)

Tier 4 10,000 25,000 $ 1,775

Very large & ARL (average: 25,000 fte)

Tier 5 25,001 no maximum $ 1,975

Weighting FactorsType of Institution Weight

Academic: 4 year 100% of FTE up to 35,000 fte; 50% thereafter

2 year 50% of FTE count

Public & State Libraries 4% of total population served of less than 100,000

  3.5% of total population served of 100,001 - 200,000

  3.0% of total population served of 200,001 - 500,000

  2.5% of total population served of 500,001 - 1 million

  2.0% of total population served of more than 1 million

Middle/High Schools 15% of the number of students enrolled in grades 6-12

Government Agencies 100% of employees with network access

Non-profit organizations 50% of the number of employees with network access

Consortium DiscountsDiscount

LevelMinimum Qualifying

FTE

Maximum Qualifying

FTE

Discount

A 15,000 75,000 7.5%

B 75,001 175,000 12.5%

C 175,000 No maximum

18.0%

Consortium Discount Qualifications

• Consortial purchasing available internationally

• There must be a real consortium (i.e., at least two institutions)

• The consortium must aggregate sales of at least 15,000 FTE

Consortium Service Requirements

• The consortium must be the sole invoicing & payment agent

• The consortium must provide all required subscription information

• Deposit accounts available for libraries to order copies of tape loans

• Service will commence after full payment has been received

• Subscriber licenses not yet available, but will follow standard consortium practice

Why Subscribe?

• The index provides unique and valuable content

• Videos are available but must be ordered separately

• Reasonably priced

“Mr. Schley says that if the economy continues to improve in the next

quarter we may be able to suffer fools gladly.”

“I’d rather be a huge part of the problem than a tiny part of the

solution.”

Why Subscribe?

Support our own: a non-profit enterprise

Is it Relevant to Europe?

Consortium Subscription Information• Index openly available through December 2003 (no

formal trial required

• See http://www.nelinet.net/cpp/eroffers/tvna_vb.htm for further information:– TVNA Consortium Marketing Agreement– Library License Agreement for TVNA– TVNA Price List & discount schedule– TVNA Brochure (PDF)– Consortium Subscription Data Spreadsheet– Library Order Form (sample) – Consortium Interest Form

• Complete the Consortium Interest Form on the NELINET web site

Further Information

Susan Abell sabell@nelinet.net

1-800-NELINET

Paul Gherman gherman@library.vanderbilt.edu

Jean and Alexander Heard LibraryV A N D E R B I L T U N I V E R S I T Y

Product Development and Support

Pricing, Billing or Invoicing

http://www.nelinet.net/cpp/eroffers/tvna_vb.htm

TVNA home page: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/