Hello all,

I am a consultant for the Library Materials Prices Index
Committee of ALA/ALCTS.  I posed the question posted to SERIALST
by Sue Beidler to the chair of that committee, and following is
her response.

Nancy Chaffin

Sherry Sullivan wrote:
>
> HI all
> This was discussed at Chief Collection Development Officers of Large
> Research Libraries at Atlanta ALA.  There is no way to get this information
> under current standards as there is no standard pricing.
>
> Issues include:
> 1) Consortial Pricing
> 2) Simultaneous Users
> 3) Print and Electronic  (sometimes this is more for journals than databases
> but an issue)
> 4) Statewide deals - esp. where state agency purchases for state funded
> institutions and no price per institution is set
> 5) Pricing by Type of library - schools, universities, corporate, special,
> public
> 6) Customization of databases - added features may cost additional fees -
> SDI, Table of contents alerts, etc.
>
> You may want to contact Martha Brogan at Indiana University as she asked me
> to come to the Big Heads meeting noted above.  If you want me to respond to
> SERIALST, let me know, but feel free to send the info above "under the
> Committee's auspices".
>
> Sherry

> > SUSAN BEIDLER wrote:
> >
> > > Colleagues,
> > >
> > > My director asked me to provide her current "standard inflation
> > > factors" for books, periodicals, and electronic databases.  I've already
> > > got the figures for books and periodicals, but am at a loss on where to
> > > find data for electronic databases.  She's looking for an industry-wide
> > > figure, not limited to our array of databases.  Any suggestions would be
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Sue Beidler
> > > Snowden Library
> > > Lycoming College
> > > 700 College Place
> > > Williamsport PA 17701
> > >
> > > phone: 570-321-4084
> > > fax:      570 321-4090
> > > email: beidler@lycoming.edu
> >
> > --
> > Lia Hemphill
> > Head of Collection Development
> > Library, Research, and Information Technology Center
> > Nova Southeastern University
> > 954-262-4633
> > 954-262-4738 (fax)
> > www.nova.edu
>
> --
> Nancy J. Chaffin
> Metadata Librarian
> Colorado State University Libraries
> Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1019
> E-mail: Nancy.Chaffin@colostate.edu
> Voice: (970) 491-1847
> fax: (970) 491-4611

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Nancy J. Chaffin
Metadata Librarian
Colorado State University Libraries
Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1019
E-mail: Nancy.Chaffin@colostate.edu
Voice: (970) 491-1847
fax: (970) 491-4611