1. Critical Factors in
Selecting an Online Host
SSP June 2, 2004
Robert Paulis
SAGE Publications
Director of Electronic Products
rob.paulis@sagepub.com
2. SAGE Publications
• Offices in Thousand Oaks - London - New Delhi
• Publishes 350+ Journals including Society Titles
• Concentration in Social Science
– Anthropology
– Sociology
– Communication
– Criminology
– Cultural Studies
– Political Science
– Education
– Psychology
– Social Work
– Health Sciences
– History
10. Functionality Requirements
SAGE Portal and
Journals Home Page
All articles indexed
by Google
Full Text Access (PDF) Abstract and Index Databases
capture meta data
from multiple entries
Basic and Advanced
Searching
Abstract
Subscribers and
Members have Inbound Citation
Full Text Access Linking coming from all
SAGE and HighWire
Non-subscribers hosted journals
have access to
Abstracts and
Pay Per View
option
Cited References
Outbound Toll Free Citation
Linking to SAGE, HighWire,
PPV ISI, and CrossRef
11. Marketing Requirements
• Branding and Customization
• Tracking Non-Subscribers and New Users
• Usage Monitoring
• Subscriber Access Features
• Advertising/Promotional Capabilities
12. Cultural Fit
•Vendor vs. Partner
•Market Perception of Platform Provider
•Internal Integration
•production
•marketing
•circulation
•publishing partner
13. Factors for the Future
•Google – standard for searching
•Google – vital indexing
•Google – follow the $$$
•advertising
•pay per view
•yet to be determined revenue models
•Flexibility – new product development
•Did I mention
14. Challenges
•Don’t “Over Feature”
•will additional functionality be used?
•Honest Assessment of Customer Requirements
•academics, researchers, students
•publishing partners
•librarians, institutions
•Build for the Future
•repurposing of content
•new business models
