Alexander Street, a ProQuest company, is streamlining and enhancing some subscription databases to improve the research experience and make it easier to map products to faculty teaching, curriculum and research interests.
These changes are designed to deliver improved research outcomes, better value, and less administration for libraries.
As part of this portfolio update, we are upgrading some Alexander Street subscription databases. Changes will be reflected on your renewal notice for subscription(s) starting in 2020. Access to the upgraded subscription database(s) will be available at the start of the new subscription term.
Please click below for the list of product changes. Products not listed remain unchanged.
See below for Frequently Asked Questions.
Contact our Support Team or your Account Representative.
Why are you making changes?
We’re aligning our collections with user needs and expanding content to a revised suite of subscription databases that are more robust and useful. We are no longer offering subscriptions to some smaller content sets, but rather offering these content sets within larger enhanced collections that will have broader appeal to researchers and your library community.
What is being upgraded?
We are rolling out a number of upgrades to some customers at their upcoming renewal(s) in 2020. These upgrades vary by customer. Only select customers and select databases are impacted by changes.
Any changes will be reflected on your 2020 renewal notice(s) for subscriptions starting in 2020. Product access to the upgraded subscription database(s) will be available by the start of the new subscription term.
Please click here to access the list of subscription product changes. Subscription products not listed remain unchanged.
When is this happening?
The subscription database upgrades will happen with 2020 renewals of your existing impacted database subscriptions. Not all products are impacted, and any products not listed remain unchanged. Not all customers are impacted. This webpage is your resource to understand what changes are happening to your subscriptions.
Once I upgrade at my renewal, how will I get access to the new product?
Once your renewal is confirmed, access to the upgraded database will be available at the start of the new subscription term. You can also click here to access the list of product urls.
Does my impacted subscription database have to be upgraded?
Yes, Alexander Street is enhancing some subscription products to deliver more value and richer content. In some disciplines we are expanding content to a revised suite of subscription databases that are more robust and useful, and no longer offering individual subscriptions to some products with smaller content sets. This will help improve the research experience and assist libraries with less administration, and over time should generate higher usage and greater return on investment for libraries.
Where can I learn more about the new subscription product I am upgrading into?
Please click here to access the list of subscription product changes. Subscription products not listed remain unchanged.
For more information on a specific product, including more detailed product information, within the list of product changes you can access website links to learn more about a given product. Alternatively, you can also visit www.alexanderstreet.com and either search, or navigate to the relevant product webpage to learn more.
Where can I download MARC records for the new subscription product(s) I am upgrading to?
Please visit the Alexander Street Admin Portal to download MARC records. Our Support Team can help if you have further questions concerning MARC records, and the following short videos are also available and cover the functionality of the Admin Portal:
Managing Your MARC Records in the Admin Portal
Manage Your Collections in the Admin Portal
I use a discovery service. Where can I get information on how to make my new upgraded subscription product discoverable through my discovery platform?
Please visit this page to learn more or contact our Support Team.
After my current subscription product is upgraded, is there anything I need to do?
We suggest you update your library website A-Z list with the new product information.
What are the new access URL?
Please click here to access the full list of subscription product changes.
