Journals for Academic Veterinary Medical Libraries

Abstract

This is the fifteenth annual price study based on the “Basic List of Veterinary Medical Serials, 2nd edition.”1 The Basic List consists of three parts: core veterinary titles; an adjunct core list of serials in the biomedical and life sciences; and a list of relevant abstract and index titles. Prices are supplied by the Faxon Company. The indexing base is 1983. In the 17-year period from 1983-2000 the average price of titles in the combined core and adjunct core lists rose from $100.37 to $561.71. The price index rose almost 460 percentage points, an average annual increase of 27.04%. The average price of titles in the core list rose from $69.07 to $312.53. The price index in this category rose 352 percentage points, an average of 20.73% per year. The average price of the 85 titles on the adjunct core list was $131.30 in 1983 and $807.95 in 2000. The price index in this category rose 515.35 percentage points, an average of 30.31% per year. The 18 selected abstract and index titles in this same 17-year period increased in average price from $618.74 in 1983 to $2,514.50 in 2000. The index in this category rose 306.39% for an average annual increase of 18.02%, still less than for the core and adjunct core lists.