Re: Guaranteed Rate Program Koveleskie, Judith 18 Jun 2009 17:39 UTC
You should all contact your EBSCO reps for details. Judith A. Koveleskie, MLIS, MA Periodicals Librarian Seton Hill University Reeves Memorial Library 1 Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601-1548 kovelesk@setonhill.edu 724-838-7828 This document may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you received it in error, please contact the sender at once and destroy the document. The document may contain information subject to restrictions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts. Such information may not be disclosed or used in any fashion outside the scope of the service for which you are receiving the information. -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Sally Smith Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:35 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Guaranteed Rate Program I am sorry to say I don't know about this either. Can someone detail it for us? Thanks, Sally Sally Smith Bethel University Library/Serials Dept 3900 Bethel Drive St Paul, MN 55112 651-635-8544 http://library.bethel.edu/ ________________________________________ From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Pope [bpope@PITTSTATE.EDU] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:42 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Guaranteed Rate Program Okay, I'm lost. I have not heard of this guaranteed rate program from Ebsco and we use Ebsco. What is it and how does it work? Do you have to renew all journals in order to do it? Thanks. Barbara M. Pope, MALS Periodicals/Reference Librarian Axe Library Pittsburg State University Pittsburg KS 66762 620-235-4884 bpope@pittstate.edu > At Univ of RI it has depended on staffing levels. We went WITHOUT the > guaranteed rate program for a year, and it was okay, but definitely more > invoices and pesky postings to our Innovative system. We lost two staff > and > switched back to the guaranteed rate program the following year. > > Our EBSCO rep also gave us the following consideration: If EBSCO invoices > you really late, like in mid to late December (as sometimes happens), then > the guaranteed rate is less helpful, since most publishers have their > prices > set for the following year by that time. > > However, if EBSCO invoices you in early fall, then it is quite likely > prices > will change a lot before the January subscription year starts, so the > guaranteed rate is a better bet. > > Hope this helps, > andree > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Diane Faust <DFaust@pts.edu> wrote: > >> I'm wondering if most libraries are still using the Guarenteed Rate >> Program which EBSCO introduced more than 10 years ago. According to >> EBSCO >> "an additional percentage charge will be added to the publishers' price >> for >> * each title* on a line by line basis". I realize that it's a huge time >> saver, for both the library and the vendor, to eliminate supplemental >> billling for rate adjustments. My question is, are enough titles on a >> renewal list impacted with a rate increase for this service to make good >> financial sense? The fee established by EBSCO are thought to be approx. >> one >> percentage point below the actual total price. Does this seem about >> right? >> Does anyone have a sense of a "breakeven" point that makes this program >> worthwhile for them? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Diane M. Faust >> Clifford E. Barbour Library >> Pittsburgh Theological Seminary >> 616 North Highland Avenue >> Pittsburgh, PA 15206 >> 412-441-3304 x2179 >> dfaust@pts.edu >> >> >> > > > -- > Andree Rathemacher > Associate Professor > Head, Serials Unit / Electronic Resources Librarian > University Libraries, University of Rhode Island > 15 Lippitt Road > Kingston, RI 02881-2011 > work: (401) 874-5096 > fax: (401) 874-4588 > e-mail: andree@uri.edu > e-mail: andree.rathemacher@gmail.com > http://www.uri.edu/library/ >