[Eril-l] calculating prices

[ncollison at csubs.com]

Karen,

I might be able to help you with this and explain why you are having difficulty. 

But I want to be sure that I am  correct in the assumption of what your project consists of. 

I'd be more than happy to discuss by phone - it's a little complicated but it can be done.

Let me know if you have time to speak either today or early tomorrow morning 

Best

Nick 

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> On Jul 7, 2016, at 1:21 PM, Sweeney, Maurine <masweene at UTMB.EDU> wrote:
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> Perhaps I’m lazy, but I would get quotes from the vendors rather than trying to fathom the great mysteries of their pricing structures.  Providing quotes is part of their job, even if it is for potentially fictional situations.  In a way, all purchases are potentially fictional!
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> Good luck!
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> -Maurine
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> Maurine Sweeney
> Head of Technical Services
> Moody Medical Library/Academic Resources
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> University of Texas Medical Branch
> 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1035
> P 409.772.2394 F 409.762.9782
> E masweene at utmb.edu
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> From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Karen Jensen
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 12:11 PM
> To: eril-l
> Subject: [Eril-l] calculating prices
>  
> I'm not sure anyone on this list can answer this question, but I thought I'd put it out there in case there are useful ideas on this topic. 
>  
> I am tasked with coming up with estimates of pricing for journals and databases, i.e., collections costs, if our institution were to combine with our sister institutions under a single accreditation, instead of being separately accredited. As you might imagine, it's complex, since we all three have some of the same and many different resources. We also already work together on some of our bigger deals, the most expensive ones. Looking at JSTOR it's utterly impossible to tell because of their ridiculously complicated pricing algorithm; it's not even possible to figure out for ourselves where we all fall on their classification chart. (And they are a non-profit?!)
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> http://about.jstor.org/chart-description/government-non-profit-research
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> I thought I would simply use the top 5-8 most expensive resources for each campus, but those may not accurately reflect what would happen, when much of our budgets are tied up in different resources. Getting vendor quotes for a potentially fictional situation seems like a waste of their time and mine, and yet most vendors don't publish prices for any level of institution.
>  
> Any ideas out there for streamlining such a project? 
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> Karen Jensen
> Collection Development Officer
> Rasmuson Library
> University of Alaska Fairbanks
> 907-474-6695
> kljensen at alaska.edu
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