Abstract
This is the eighth annual price study based on the Basic List of Veterinury Serials, 2nd edition.' The basic list consists of three parts: core veterinary titles; an adjunct list of serials in the biomedical and life sciences; and a list of relevant abstract and index tides. Prices are supplied by The Faxon Company. The indexing base is 1983. In the eleven year period from 1983-1993 the average price of titles in the core + adjunct lists rose from $100.37 to $275.21. The price index rose 174.19 percentage points, an average increase per year of 17.4%. The average price of titles in the core list rose from $69.07 to $187.96. The price index in this category rose 166.46 percentage points, an average of 16.65% per year. The average price of the 85 titles on the adjunct core list was $131.30 in 1983 and $362.46 in 1993. The price index in this category rose 176.05 percentage points, an average of 17.6% per year. The 22 selected abstract and index titles in this same ten year period increased in average price from $618.74 lo $1,287.05. The index in this category rose 108.01% for an average annual increase of only 10.896, considerably less than the &er lists.
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