An essential volume for all library professionals responsible for acquisitions. Here is a thorough book that explores pricing from the publisher's, wholesaler's, and library's perspective. Experts reveal insightful information on vendors, approvals, acquisition costs, overseas monographic pricing, and much more.
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978-0-86656-620-9 (9780866566209)
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Contents Introduction
Pricing From Three Perspectives: The Publisher, the Wholesaler, the Library
The Approval Connection: Pricing the Ordering Alternatives
Truth in Vending
Books Across the Waters: An Examination of United Kingdom Monographic Pricing
Mountains and Molehills: How University Presses Determine Book Prices and How Those Prices Relate to Library Budgets
Acquisitions Costs: How the Selection of a Purchasing Source Affects the Cost of Processing Materials
Differential Pricing of Monographs and Serials
The Cost of Global Serials: The Vendor's Perspective
The Library's Cost and the Vendor's Price for Serials
Materials Costs and Collection Development in Academic Libraries
