As purchased from Thomson/West: In 2001 one volume of Texas Vernon's
Statutes was $48.50. These are now $83 - a 71% increase. In 2001 one
volume of Texas Cases was $76. These are now $131 - a 72% increase.
This is about a 12% increase per year.
Dru Edrington
Librarian IV
Public Utility Commission
1701 N. Congress Ave.
PO Box 13326
Austin, TX 78711-3326
512-936-7075
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Heatherly, Linda
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:10 PM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Increase in annual cost legal print materials
As you figure your library's print materials budget for a new
accounting period, what method do you use to estimate cost increases? I
have tried analyzing specific titles and purchases without much success,
and figure that simply applying some formula for increase may be the
only way to do this.
If you apply different percentages of increase to major publishers,
what percentage do you consider likely for Thompson-West publications?
Ken Svengalis, author of Legal Information Buyers Guide has suggested
5-7% for Lexis materials, and a higher figure for Thompson-West ones.
Linda Heatherly
Supervising Librarian
Legislative Counsel Library
Sacramento, California
916-341-8030
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