From: Linda Wobbe <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 14:13:40 -0700

Hi Sharon,

Thanks for asking.

We prefer FTE/tier-based.
We do NOT appreciate Carnegie Class pricing.

Our 3750FTE institution happens to have Business and Education programs in
addition to tradition liberal arts,  and is classified Master's Large by
Carnegie.

The institution budget is tuition-based, and doesn't get exponentially
larger just because we have Master's programs.

Some vendors also take into consideration library budget as reported to
IPEDS, which seems reasonable.

...Linda

Linda Wobbe
Head, Collection Management
Sciences Subject Selector
Saint Mary's College of CA
Library
1928 Saint Mary's Road
Moraga, CA 94575


On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 3:32 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Sharon Landers <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 07:59:00 -0500
>
> As a small publisher, we struggle with how to set our prices. We currently
> use a tier-based pricing model, and we do consider the number of
> geographical sites. We realize that, for quite a lot of our academic and
> medical library subscribers, "single site" no longer applies. This
> discussion has been interesting to us, and we would like to pose a question
> to the list:
>
> What pricing model would most librarians prefer?
>
> Feel free to email me off-list.
>
> Thank you in advance for your replies. I look forward to reading them.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Sharon Landers
> Director of Circulation
> The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
> PO Box 752870
> Memphis TN 38175-2870
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> www.psychiatrist.com
>