I have received a message from our vendor that a publisher wishes to
institute tier pricing for 2007.  They are gathering statistics
regarding our student FTE and the faculty FTE.  The journal in question
is a print plus online publication and the vendor did not say if the
publication will be separated for 2007.

I understand that tier pricing is usual for databases, but I have not
run into it for titles (other than the difference between personal and
institutional subscriptions.)  What do you think of this?

A probably irrelevant question also occurs: Why is the publisher not
gathering their own statistics?  Our vendor doesn't consistently answer
our own needs so I also don't understand why they would take it on.

Comments welcome.

Mary

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Mary Williams
Serials Librarian
Minot State University
500 University Ave. W
Minot, ND  58707

(701) 858-4285