Hi Rita,

Because our subject specialists have control over their own title lists, I just supply them with the cost and use information and let them decide how to calculate cost-per-use. I think most of them look at the use of the bundled titles together to get the cost-per-use. But I also know that one of the subject specialist broke up some bundles this year to only keep the titles that were getting use. And saved from money that way, too.

Of course, some bundles can’t be broken so you have to watch for that.

Good luck.

Christina Torbert

Head of Continuing Resources and Bibliographer for Philosophy and Religion

Associate Professor

University of Mississippi

J.D. Williams Library

P.O. Box 1848

1 Library Loop

University, MS 38677-1848

O: +1-662-915-7059 | F: +1-662-915-6744

ctorbert@olemiss.edu

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Rita Wells
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Subject: [SERIALST] Calculating cost per use for bundled titles

Hi all,

I am interested in learning how other libraries are calculating cost per use for bundled titles.

For example : American Association for Cancer Research journals where one subscription price pays for 5 or 6 titles as opposed to separate title pricing. Is the general practice to divide the cost of the bundle equally among all titles and calculate cost per use for each title? Or are there other methods being used?

Very interested in what's going on out there.

Thank you in advance,

Rita

Rita Wells
Rutgers University
Alexander Library/Distributed Technical Services
169 College Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163
848.932.6128

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