On average prices by discipline, be sure to see the April 15th issue of Library Journal, when it comes out. Their Periodicals Price Survey has been in that issue for many years. On print vs. online pricing for institutions, I was fond of the marginal cost model in which the print was slightly more expensive than the online, by a factor that looked something like postage costs. Now that publishers measure online use, I think it is reasonable to offer tiered pricing based on numbers of downloads--you guess the first year and thereafter you charge more to those who use more.

 

Just my opinion,

Judith Stokes

 

Judith E. Stokes

Associate Professor

Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian

Rhode Island College

600 Mount Pleasant Avenue

Providence, RI 02908-1991

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Landers
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:43 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Return to print?

 

As a smaller publisher with only one title, we find this discussion very

interesting. We have been struggling to price our print and online

subscriptions to be in line with other journals. The problem is that it's

difficult to find out pricing models from one publisher to another, in

particular for online subscriptions. As librarians, what pricing model do

you prefer? Do you have any ideas as to how to offer our articles to you

within your budget? What do you want to see publishers do to help libraries

meet the needs of their patrons? Out of the box suggestions would be most

welcome! Feel free to email me off list at sharonL@psychiatrist.com.

Thank you.

 

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Sharon Landers

Director of Circulation

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.

PO Box 752870

Memphis TN 38175-2870

Phone: 901.273.2705

Fax: 901.273.2747

Email: sharonL@psychiatrist.com

www.psychiatrist.com

 

 

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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Pennington, Buddy D.

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:33 AM

To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU

Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Return to print?

 

I totally agree with this. I can definitely see selective returns to print.

Heck, we still get over a 1,000 titles in print (though some of the first

things to go in this year's cancellation project is print subs). What I

cannot see is a long-term reality that involves lots of current print

journals. Even if libraries want it, I think the writing is on the wall in

terms of publishers producing print versions of their journals.

 

Buddy Pennington

Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian University of Missouri - Kansas

City 800 East 51st Street Kansas City, MO  64110

816-235-1548

816-333-5584 (fax)

 

UMKC Libraries: Discovery. Knowledge. Empowerment.

 

 

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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Cole, Louise

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:55 AM

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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Return to print?

 

I think this is very true for many institutions.  We do have concerns, as

Sarah Tusa has already articulated, about pricing models and licence

agreements which restrict access in a way which was never the case with

print - however, as print has declined and e-journals have become the

standard route into academic articles for many, we have utilised the space

for study areas, for learning spaces, for computer clusters, in order to

support the changing student experience.  I really doubt that for many, a

wholesale change back to print would be desirable, or indeed feasible.  The

publishing world has changed too much as well - some publishers are actively

considering or planning to wind down their production of titles in print,

particularly in STM disciplines.

 

Louise

 

 

Louise Cole

Senior Information Advisor (Collections) Nightingale Centre, Kingston Hill

Campus Kingston University Kingston upon Thames Surrey

KT2 7LB

Email louise.cole@kingston.ac.uk

Telephone 020 8417 5383

Fax 020 8417 5312

 

 

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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Koveleskie, Judith

Sent: 30 March 2011 15:31

To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU

Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Return to print?

 

For us this would be impossible simply because of space concerns.   As

online replaced print, we used our space for other things and I don't think

there is any way to get it back.

 

Judith A. Koveleskie, MLIS, MA

Periodicals Librarian

Seton Hill University

Reeves Memorial Library

1 Seton Hill Drive

Greensburg, PA 15601-1548

kovelesk@setonhill.edu<mailto:kovelesk@setonhill.edu>

724-838-7828

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