From: "Paula Hane" <phane@infotoday.com>
Subject: RE: Price projections for 2004 --Infotoday
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:33:52 -0600

The article on RoweCom/divine/EBSCO in the Feb print issue of
Information Today was up to date at presstime (about Jan 20)-- and it
referred readers to the infotoday.com site for updated information.
Since then we have posted three NewsBreaks on developments in the
situation -- on Jan. 27, Feb 3, and the most recent on Feb 10
(http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030210-1.htm)

I am working on a NewsBreak at the moment to let readers know the most
recent developments - it should be posted on 2-24.
If anyone has useful information to share, *please* send it my way.
Thanks.

Paula J. Hane
News Bureau Chief, Information Today, Inc.
Editor, NewsBreaks, Infotoday.com
phane@infotoday.com
www.infotoday.com
972-403-0604

-----Original Message-----
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:58:51 -0500
From: Kim Maxwell <kmaxwell@MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Price projections for 2004 -- Lisa Blackwell

Lisa,

Where in this article do you see a projection of 15%?  I don't see it
anywhere...

In terms of the "who's going to buy Faxon" situation, I do think this
article is now somewhat dated.  It mentions the "planned sessions" to
discuss the situation at the MidWinter meeting in late January, and has
no
up to date information on EBSCO's plans to buy Faxon (and the fact that
SwetsBlackwell pulled out of those negotiations weeks ago).  If you're
looking for more up to date information, see
http://www-us.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/press.asp.  This has nothing to do
with price projections, but does have the most recent information I've
seen on EBSCO buying Faxon.  I haven't seen anything yet on price
projections
for 2004.

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 10:32 AM 2/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
  >From: "Blackwell, Lisa" <BlackweL@chi.osu.edu>
  >Subject: RE: Price projections for 2004 -- Rachel Frick
  >Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:49:28 -0500
  >
  >
  >Rachel,
  >This topic was discussed on another list this week. The projections
seem
  >to be saying 15% increase due to the Faxon fallout.
  >Here's a link to some info:
  >
  >http://www.infotoday.com/it/feb03/hane1.htm
  ><http://www.infotoday.com/it/feb03/hane1.htm>
  >
  >Lisa S. Blackwell, MLS
  >Assistant Librarian
  >Children's Hospital Library
  >700 Children's Drive
  >Columbus, Ohio 43205
  >Phone: 614-722-3206
  >Fax: 614-722-3205
  >blackwel@chi.osu.edu <mailto:blackwel@chi.osu.edu>
  >
  >
  >          -----Original Message-----
  >
  >          Sent:   Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:18 AM
  >          Subject:        Price projections for 2004 -- Rachel Frick
  >          From: "Frick, Rachel" <rfrick@richmond.edu>
  >          Subject: Price projections for 2004
  >          Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:11:01 -0500
  >
  >
  >          Hello!
  >          I know it is early in the year, but I have been asked about
price
  >          projections for serials for 2004.
  >          Has anyone heard any figures? Will the RoweCom situation
influence
  >          inflation factors? Advice? Opinions?
  >
  >          Thanks,
  >          Rachel L. Frick, MLS
  >          Head, Bibliographic Access Services
  >          Boatwright Memorial Library
  >          28 Westhampton Way
  >          University of Richmond, VA 23173
  >          Phone: 804-289-8942
  >          Fax: 804-287-1840
  >          Email: rfrick@richmond.edu