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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Pre-payment of serials renewal list? -- Teri Koch
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:00:39 -0700
From: Carol Morse <MorsCa@wwc.edu>

Yes, we do.  We enjoy the discount this gives us.
Carol

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Carol Morse                                                  Tel.  509)
527-2684
Serials Librarian                                             Fax 509)
527-2001
Walla Walla College Library                     Email  morsca@wwc.edu
104 S.W. Adams St.
College Place, WA  99324-1195

Give us strength for the journey and wisdom to know the way.
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Pre-payment of serials renewal list? -- Teri Koch
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:00:52 -0400
From: "Hill, Jackie" <HillJ@WPUNJ.EDU>
Reply-To: "SEREDIT:  SERIALST Editors" <SEREDIT@list.uvm.edu>
To: SEREDIT@list.uvm.edu

In the past we prepaid so that we received the discount. However, a
number
of years ago we changed our policy since the University would earn more
in
interest by keeping the money in the University's  account than the
savings
by pre-paying

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Pre-payment of serials renewal list?
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:20:20 -0500
From: Teri Koch <teri.koch@drake.edu>
Reply-To: Teri Koch <teri.koch@drake.edu>

Hi!
   I'm wondering how many of you out there get your institutions to take
advantage of the serials list pre-payment discount offered by vendors?
Our vendor is EBSCO and we can get varying discounts for prepaying the
big renewal list (i.e., 2% if paid by 6-26-00, 1.5% if paid by 7-31-00,
etc.).
   I would like to pre-pay the invoice, as it would result in thousands
of dollars of savings for the library.     I'm hopeful that if I can
come up with a list of other institutions (roughly similar in size to
mine; 4200 FTE, private four year University; current subscriptions on
our renewal list is about 1600) that actually do pre-pay, that it might
lend some credence to my argument.
   Thanks in advance for your help!

Regards--

Teri Koch
Acquisitions, Serials & Electronic Products Librarian
Drake University
Cowles Library
2507 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA  50311

teri.koch@drake.edu