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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:32:07 +1200
From: Gita Gunatilleke <Gita.Gunatilleke@VUW.AC.NZ>
Subject: Serials price increase 1999

Hi Everyone,

I am a new comer to the list and have found the information exchange very
useful. I have to take over the management of Serials in our library as our
Periodicals librarian retires later this year. Periodicals price increases
are an ongoing problem for almost all librarians who manage this format. I
definitely know we have to do a serials cancellation exercise this year and
need to decide on a target figure by which to reduce. Can those of you who
know and/or have a feel for it let me know by what percentage the journal
prices will increase this year - 15,20,25 or 30% I can then leave enough of
a margin to start with.

last year we had an unprecedented 39% due to the fall of the NZ dollar.

Thank you for your help

Gita
Gita Gunatilleke                     E-Mail: Gita.Gunatilleke@vuw.ac.nz
Collection Management Librarian         Phone : +64 4 472 1000 ext 8280
Victoria University of Wellington Library          Fax : +64 4 471 2070
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P O Box Box 3438
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NEW ZEALAND