Re: Price increases for 2005 (Sandy Srivastava) Tian Zhang 17 Nov 2004 18:44 UTC
Sandy: I am very interested in the result of the analysis of the price. I would appreciate it very much if you can let us know it when you finish the investigation. Tian Zhang Serials Librarian St. John's University Library 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens, NY 11439 Tel. 718 990-5082 Fax. 718 990-5938 Email: zhangt@stjohns.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Sandhya D. Srivastava Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:40 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Price increases for 2005 (Sandy Srivastava) Hi Kim Just to keep the conversation going -- I have a list of 227 titles which have increased more than 10% for 2005. We are doing an analysis ourselves since our vendor cannot provide the price history until mid 2005. We are looking at each title individually and I think that it is going to be necessary for publishers to explain exactly how changing their pricing model is a true reflection of what the price should actually be. Sandy >>> kmaxwell@MIT.EDU 11/16/2004 5:08:19 PM >>> Hi Sandy, I think you need to look at the individual price increases, rather than lumping them all together. Here is some quick research on the titles you mention: Harvard Law Review For years, we've paid about $50, most recently $55 last year. Now, our cost is $200. I suspect HLR has instituted an individual vs institution subscription price recently, though I can't tell for sure from their web site; if you have access to the actual issues, compare the statement on the verso of the title page. However, the web site also says that "Nonprofit institutions may receive a discounted annual subscription for $95." My guess is that your subscription agent and my subscription agent are unaware of this special price, and should be made aware of it. See http://www.harvardlawreview.org/order.shtml#subscriptions for more details. Personnel Psychology I think this title just switched to Blackwell Publishing; they only have v.57:no.3 (2004:Sept.) up on their web site, and I seem to recall it used to be published without the benefit of a commercial publisher. We've been paying $70/year for several years now. Prices are now at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/subs.asp?ref=0031-5826. For an institution, the cost for 2005 will be around $300, depending upon what kind of subscription you want (premium print plus online, standard print plus online, or online only). We don't subscribe to the other title you mention, so I can't comment on that one in terms of our own price history. Based on these two examples, I think you need to look at changes in publisher and changes in subscription models. That should give you a clearer picture of why certain titles are increasing more than you might expect. Kim _______________________________________ Kim Maxwell Serials Acquisitions Librarian Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Libraries, Room 14E-210 77 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 phone: 1-617-253-7028 fax: 1-617-253-2464 email: kmaxwell@mit.edu At 04:39 PM 11/16/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Serialsters: > >I just need to ask -- has anybody else noticed that some subscription >prices have skyrocketed to over 100% or higher on their invoices? I >just wanted to confirm that everyone else has seen these as well i.e. >Harvard Law Review, Marriage and Family Review, Personnel Psychology and >I have a growing list I could put up here. > >I am used to price increases of 7-10 % but this is just crazy --? Is >anybody else experiencing higher than usual increases on subscriptions? >Are the publishers having a free for all now? > >Sandy Srivastava > >Sandhya D. Srivastava >Assistant Professor >Serials Librarian >Hofstra University >Axinn Library >123 Hofstra University >Hempstead, New York 11550 >Telephone: (516) 463 - 5959 >Fax: (516) 463 - 6438 >Email: librsds@hofstra.edu <mailto:librsds@hofstra.edu>