From: Gary Price <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 12:31 PM From the Announcement/Summary: The 2015 Serials Price Projection Report from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) advises that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic/medical libraries are expected to be in the range of 5 to 7 percent (before currency impact). EBSCO releases the Serials Price Projections based on surveys of a wide range of publishers and reviews of historical serials pricing data to assist information professionals as they make budgeting decisions for the upcoming renewals season. Price increases seem to have leveled off recently which is likely due to several factors. There has been a proliferation of multi-term, fixed increase license agreements that contribute to predictable and slower cost increases. In addition, the number of Open Access journals continues to grow although the majority of OA projects seek to shift expenses from libraries to research. This may mean that institutions that do not produce significant amounts of research published in OA journals may experience reduced costs but those who produce a relatively high volume of OA published scholarship may face increased overall coasts. Full Announcement, Link to Full Report, Link to Five Year Journal Price Increase History (2010 – 2014) Chart, and Links to Reports From 2012-2014 in this infoDOCKET post. http://www.infodocket.com/2014/10/02/ebsco-releases-2015-serials-price-projection-report-overall-effective-publisher-price-increases-expected-to-be-in-the-range-of-5-to-7-percent/ __gary Gary D. Price, MLIS Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal's INFOdocket.com Co-Founder and Editor, FullTextReports.com Information Industry Analyst Librarian http://INFOdocket.com http://FullTextReports.com