From: "Elizabeth E. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:16:41 +0000

Would that type/size of the institution were indeed the factors in a
bundle price. For those institutions that have had bundles for a decade or
longer, the price is still referenced to historic print spend, when an
institution might have required 2-3 copies of a print title. As a result,
we have some small institutions paying far more than larger
institutions—of the same Carnegie type—for the same bundle.

Does this make sense?

Elizabeth E. Kirk
Associate Librarian for Information Resources
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755

-----Original Message-----
>From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:39:42 +0000
>
>Surely these days that is impossible to price in the abstract, since most
>publishers license their journals in bundled collections (with or without
>backfiles - it varies) and their pricing often depends on other factors
>such
>as the type/size of the customer institution
>
>Sally Morris
>Email:  [log in to unmask]
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:46:56 -0500
>
>I am hoping that the members of this list can assist in furthering a
>conversation I have been having with a colleague.
>
>The question is, How much would it cost to purchase a digital copy of
>every
>single peer-reviewed journal published in one year?
>
>The follow-on question is, How much would it cost to purchase all the
>backfiles in digital form, assuming they are all available?
>
>I have in mind journals in all fields.  Does anyone have an idea of how
>much
>this would come to?
>
>Joe Esposito