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Heather Piwowar, … Barbie Keiser7

6/9/20

Who's using Unsub?

A bit delayed but happy to be using Unsub - and glad to see someone else on here from JHU! Barbie

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Who's using Unsub?

A bit delayed but happy to be using Unsub - and glad to see someone else on here from JHU! Barbie

6/9/20

Tracy Cole, … Jessica Harris5

Jul 23

Is everyone here an UNSUB expert?

We're currently using Unsub to evaluate our ScienceDirect renewal. I haven't heard any

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Is everyone here an UNSUB expert?

We're currently using Unsub to evaluate our ScienceDirect renewal. I haven't heard any

Jul 23

esch...@gmail.com

1/31/23

Green OA parameter

Hi all, I'm interested in learning more about how to fine-tune Unsub's projections of Open

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Green OA parameter

Hi all, I'm interested in learning more about how to fine-tune Unsub's projections of Open

1/31/23

Thumy Webb, … Alice Fairfield3

12/9/22

How to handle pricing information for packages (Wiley Database Model)?

Our Springer package was like that. We got current individual list prices from Springer and used

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How to handle pricing information for packages (Wiley Database Model)?

Our Springer package was like that. We got current individual list prices from Springer and used

12/9/22

Jennifer van sickle

11/18/22

Price confusion

I'm looking at a SAGE scenario, and am confused about single title prices. Some are showing up as

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Price confusion

I'm looking at a SAGE scenario, and am confused about single title prices. Some are showing up as

11/18/22

Joanne Smyth, … Eric Schares4

9/6/22

Small bug with Unsub Extender uploads

Just to resolve this thread: I was able to reproduce the issue and added some code to explicitly

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Small bug with Unsub Extender uploads

Just to resolve this thread: I was able to reproduce the issue and added some code to explicitly

9/6/22

Scott Chamberlain

8/22/22

All publishers now supported

Hello! We're excited to announce that Unsub now supports all publishers. Check out today's

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All publishers now supported

Hello! We're excited to announce that Unsub now supports all publishers. Check out today's

8/22/22

Scott Chamberlain

7/25/22

Questions/feedback on the latest Unsub update

Hi, We just pushed an update to Unsub - see the announce list post. If you have any questions you can

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Questions/feedback on the latest Unsub update

Hi, We just pushed an update to Unsub - see the announce list post. If you have any questions you can

7/25/22

rob.t...@gmail.com, … Scott Chamberlain4

3/30/22

publishers being added to Unsub

Hi Jen, We have started working on support for all publishers. We anticipate having it rolled out by

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publishers being added to Unsub

Hi Jen, We have started working on support for all publishers. We anticipate having it rolled out by

3/30/22

Kathryn Halfpenny, Scott Chamberlain2

12/9/21

GBP pricing in Unsub

Hi Kath, Thanks for your question. GBP is one of the two supported currencies - see http://help.unsub

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GBP pricing in Unsub

Hi Kath, Thanks for your question. GBP is one of the two supported currencies - see http://help.unsub

12/9/21

Alice Fairfield, … Scott Chamberlain17

12/6/21

Unsub and COUNTER5 and trying to figure out why the data is

Hi all, Sorry for the delay in following through on what I said above. We've written up two Unsub

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Unsub and COUNTER5 and trying to figure out why the data is

Hi all, Sorry for the delay in following through on what I said above. We've written up two Unsub

12/6/21

Jen Holman, Scott Chamberlain2

10/20/21

UnSub and Small Colleges

Hi Jen, Good question! Building on Heather's post here from last year https://groups.google.com/g

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UnSub and Small Colleges

Hi Jen, Good question! Building on Heather's post here from last year https://groups.google.com/g

10/20/21

roger...@uwindsor.ca, Heather Piwowar2

7/5/21

Understanding what proportion of usage relies on PTA

Hi Roger, Yes this is a good question. Some kinds of requests can be fulfilled by multiple paths,

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Understanding what proportion of usage relies on PTA

Hi Roger, Yes this is a good question. Some kinds of requests can be fulfilled by multiple paths,

7/5/21

esch...@gmail.com, Ricky Patterson2

6/23/21

Unsub Extender

Eric, Thanks so much for creating and sharing this (and to Unsub for adding the link to the Export

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Unsub Extender

Eric, Thanks so much for creating and sharing this (and to Unsub for adding the link to the Export

6/23/21

esch...@gmail.com, Jill Emery2

6/9/21

How best to compile Post Termination Access (PTA)?

Dear Eric, Sunshine Carter from the University of Minnesota has written a lot about capturing post-

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How best to compile Post Termination Access (PTA)?

Dear Eric, Sunshine Carter from the University of Minnesota has written a lot about capturing post-

6/9/21

Elizabeth York, … Heather Piwowar3

6/6/21

One of our vendors won't load anymore--help needed!

For reference, this is an issue with a large number of scenarios causing a package to time out. We

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One of our vendors won't load anymore--help needed!

For reference, this is an issue with a large number of scenarios causing a package to time out. We

6/6/21

Kevin Pfau

5/12/21

Looking for feedback from small colleges

I'm working with 4 smaller colleges and we had a great demo of UNSUB but hoping we could speak

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Looking for feedback from small colleges

I'm working with 4 smaller colleges and we had a great demo of UNSUB but hoping we could speak

5/12/21

Heather Piwowar2

12/10/20

Help us test "wrong publisher" fix in price list upload?

fyi update on announce list here: https://groups.google.com/g/unsub-announce/c/jPnuhqD1L7k Heather On

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Help us test "wrong publisher" fix in price list upload?

fyi update on announce list here: https://groups.google.com/g/unsub-announce/c/jPnuhqD1L7k Heather On

12/10/20

Heather Piwowar

12/8/20

would you like to be part of NASIG panel on Unsub?

Have you used Unsub to inform a renewal decision or negotiation? Would you like to be part of a

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would you like to be part of NASIG panel on Unsub?

Have you used Unsub to inform a renewal decision or negotiation? Would you like to be part of a

12/8/20

Heather Piwowar

10/28/20

Early Unsub SAGE or T&F user?

Hi everyone, we are getting close to rolling out SAGE and Taylor&Francis support! If you'd

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Early Unsub SAGE or T&F user?

Hi everyone, we are getting close to rolling out SAGE and Taylor&Francis support! If you'd

10/28/20

Jason Priem

9/26/20

Got nice things to say?

Hi all, Jason from Unsub here with some cool news: we are going to be running our first Unsub print

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Got nice things to say?

Hi all, Jason from Unsub here with some cool news: we are going to be running our first Unsub print

9/26/20

Heather Piwowar, … Jason Priem5

8/21/20

Most-needed new feature?

Thanks Ellie, those are great suggestions! j On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 5:58 AM Ellie Kohler <elliek@

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Most-needed new feature?

Thanks Ellie, those are great suggestions! j On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 5:58 AM Ellie Kohler <elliek@

8/21/20

Jessica Harris, … Deborah Rollins3

8/11/20

Questions regarding libraries' use of Unsub

I am currently working on one of our publisher lists. Initially I left all of the pre-sets in Unsub

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Questions regarding libraries' use of Unsub

I am currently working on one of our publisher lists. Initially I left all of the pre-sets in Unsub

8/11/20

Heather Piwowar, … Heather Piwowar12

7/31/20

What's confusing? What needs more docs?

Good question! Five years. Heather On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 7:31 AM Ricky Patterson, <rjp0ii@gmail.

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What's confusing? What needs more docs?

Good question! Five years. Heather On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 7:31 AM Ricky Patterson, <rjp0ii@gmail.

7/31/20

Heather Piwowar, Federico Leva2

7/14/20

What Do Libraries Keep When They Cancel the Big Deal?

Heather Piwowar, 14/07/20 17:12: > If you have thoughts about the article, please do share :)

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What Do Libraries Keep When They Cancel the Big Deal?

Heather Piwowar, 14/07/20 17:12: > If you have thoughts about the article, please do share :)

7/14/20

Jason Priem

6/26/20

Users willing to chat/email with a reporter from a Prestigious Journal?

Hi All, There's currently a reporter doing a story on Unsub, for a well-known journal with a one-

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Users willing to chat/email with a reporter from a Prestigious Journal?

Hi All, There's currently a reporter doing a story on Unsub, for a well-known journal with a one-

6/26/20

Heather Piwowar, … Heather Piwowar3

6/12/20

Want to present about Unsub at #CoreForum2020?

Yes definitely! You will have used it by then :) I bet we can still make this submission happen :)

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Want to present about Unsub at #CoreForum2020?

Yes definitely! You will have used it by then :) I bet we can still make this submission happen :)

6/12/20

Heather Piwowar, … Ricky Patterson7

6/12/20

What publisher would you like to see next?

Given that Wiley is here, and SpringerNature is promised to be just around the corner, we'd love

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What publisher would you like to see next?

Given that Wiley is here, and SpringerNature is promised to be just around the corner, we'd love

6/12/20

Heather Piwowar

5/30/20

Tips for small institutions

We've learned a few things working with small institutions: because you likely have fewer

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Tips for small institutions

We've learned a few things working with small institutions: because you likely have fewer

5/30/20

Heather Piwowar

5/30/20

Tips for those without a Big Deal

Unsub is optimized for organizations who are reassessing the value of their Big Deal, but can also be

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Tips for those without a Big Deal

Unsub is optimized for organizations who are reassessing the value of their Big Deal, but can also be

5/30/20

Heather Piwowar

5/30/20

Favorite scenario settings

Unsub includes a lot of parameters so you can customize and experiment with your forecast model. What

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Favorite scenario settings

Unsub includes a lot of parameters so you can customize and experiment with your forecast model. What

5/30/20