Also, the Gale Group is currently reviewing all its licensing agreements across Gale, IAC, and PSM, developing one standard license agreement. However large such a package becomes, none will be the definitive answer for a library. There is a risk of creating products and pricing that will make no one happy. So much competition and messiness already out there. Gale perceives a hole in its product line from not including newspapers.
Pricing is the most difficult part of product creation.
Gale relies on as many as 500 advisors. This is very important for consortia. Gale may well move in that direction. We don't know. So far, electronic hasn't had much corrosive effect on Gale's print sales.