Journals for Academic Veterinary Medical Libraries:

Abstract

This is the ninth 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 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 twelve year period from 1983-1994 the average price of titles in the core + adjunct lists rose from $100.37 to $305.69. The price index rose 204.55 percentage points. an average increase per year of 18.60%. The average price of titles in the core list rose from $69.07 to $205.82. The price index in this category rose 197.97 percentage points, an average of 18% per year. The average price of the 85 titles on the adjunct core list was $ 131.30 in 1983 and $404.39 in 1994. The price index in this category rose 207.98 percentage points, an average of 18.91% per year. The 22 selected abstract and index titles in this same twelve year period increased in average price from $618.74 to $1,465.50. The index in this category rose 136.85% for an average annual increase of only 12.44%. considerably less than the other lists.