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<p class="MsoNormal">“In conclusion, price may constitute a factor in library acquisitions but can only be assessed within the context of what publishers charge for their books.”
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<p class="MsoNormal">And the publisher’s licensing terms.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> lyrarl-bounces@lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:lyrarl-bounces@lyralists.lyrasis.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Swindler, Luke<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LYRASIS ARL Collection Development Contacts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Lyrarl] Putting price of e-books via different aggregators into appropriate comparative context<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Celeste,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When taking into account price per title as a possible factor influencing library acquisition, Lyrasis needs to keep in mind that cost is not related to platform per se; rather, price fundamentally reflects what the publishers included
by an aggregator offering charge for their print and e-books.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This determinant becomes evident when one looks at mean book prices according to YBP Library Services data. OUP monographs are significantly more expensive than the average price of the university press book: Whereas the YBP mean price
for university press monographs in FY2013/2014 was $73.02, OUP came in at $91.73. Harvard University Press, by way of contrast, registered an exceptionally low mean price of $40.35. As a result, UPSO titles—which are dominated by OUP imprints are significantly
more expensive than De Gruyter distributed e-books that include only HUP, while MUSE titles are in between in terms of cost.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Within this broader context, comparisons of which aggregator offers the best pricing needs to be based on analyzing the
<i>same publishers in the mix</i>. Having reviewed numerous records in YBP’s GOBI database for university press e-books that are offered by different aggregators, for example, MUSE versions of e-books seem to me to be more expense than the same titles offered
by Books at JSTOR platform.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In conclusion, price may constitute a factor in library acquisitions but can only be assessed within the context of what publishers charge for their books.<o:p></o:p></p>
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University of North Carolina TEL (919-962-1095)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most <br>
intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sep 22, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Celeste Feather <<a href="mailto:celeste.feather@lyrasis.org">celeste.feather@lyrasis.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I’d like to check in with you quickly as I begin working with the university press ebook aggregators for 2015 collection offers through the ARL Licensing Initiative in the
next few weeks. As I look over all the activity of the past few years, one thing I’ve noticed is that participation in the OUP University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) offers is lower than participation in the MUSE and De Gruyter/Harvard University Press
offers. I’d like to get a little more information from this community about why this might be happening.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">One reason that quickly comes to mind is the per title pricing in the UPSO collections, which is higher than the per title pricing from MUSE and De Gruyter/HUP. I continue
to press this point with OUP. I also know that there are several existing consortial group offers for OUP/UPSO ebooks that pre-date the ARL Licensing Initiative, and these may be contributing to the lower participation level. I am wondering, though, if there
are other factors that I could share with OUP as we negotiate for 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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offer yet could take 3 minutes to give me some feedback, I would be most appreciative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Here’s a link to a quick survey so I can gather your responses efficiently: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ARLUPSO"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ARLUPSO</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Did
your library consider participating in the ARL offers for Oxford University Press Scholarship Online during 2013 and 2014? Yes/No<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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No] What factors contributed to the decision?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">a.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Already
participating in another group offer for UPSO content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">b.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Prefer
to purchase titles selectively rather than in collections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">d.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Content
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">[If
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">a.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cost
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">e.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Other,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">How
likely is it that your library will consider participating in the upcoming UPSO 2015 offer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">a.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Very
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