Dear Elizabeth:

Haworth Press is not initiating any further additional volumes,
and we are aiming to cut back where we have done this in the
past.

1)What is the title of this journal?    None of our titles
     are listed below.
2) The library price has not been increased more than 6% - 8%.
     You are looking at a separate discounted price which
     provide to non-library multi-user accounts
3) The library rate includes site-wide user electronic access
     at no additional cost.

Bill Cohen, Publisher
The Haworth Press, Inc.

In a message dated 11/17/04 1:04:34 PM, Elizabeth.Parang@PEPPERDINE.EDU
writes:

> We do subscribe to the third title. It is a Haworth Press title and has
> doubled in price which could mean that the publisher plans to publish two
> volumes next year. This is a troubling practice that makes it very
> difficult for libraries to budget effectively.
>
> Elizabeth Parang
> Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian
> Pepperdine University Libraries
> Malibu, CA 90263
> (310) 506-4046
> elizabeth.parang@pepperdine.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Maxwell [mailto:kmaxwell@MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 2:08 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Price increases for 2005 (Sandy Srivastava)
>
> 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>

Bill Cohen, Publisher
The Haworth Press, Inc.
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