There is lots going on in the library division right now and I wanted to let everyone know about them. Three things to be more precise…
First, our 20% March Madness sale just started (a little early). The sale is for 20% off our stock publisher list on published titles and ends March 31st. I hope everyone will be able to take advantage of it. We also appreciate our publisher sponsors of the promotion. If anyone needs any reports run of what has published in certain subject areas or from the Brandon-Hill or Doody Core Title lists, please let me know.
Second, we have compiled our Average Price Report for 2008. This list shows the average price of books by NLM class for 2008. In total, there was a 6% increase over last year. We also received/cataloged over 500 more books than the year before. I swear, I think we received them all the last two weeks of December. I’m sure my approval plan customers think that (sorry). With everything going electronic it might be surprising that we received so many more books. Believe it or not, we’ve added new publishers and there is still a lot of new material being published (although publishers don’t print as many copies). We are expecting a 7% increase in the price of books for 2009, which is the same as last year. This is explained in a letter that accompanies the Average Price Report. The report can also be found on www.matthewsbooks.com, in the “Downloads” link. We hope you will find this information useful for budgeting purposes. If you did not receive this information via e-mail, let me know and we will add you to our marketing e-mail list.
Lastly, I have put together a sort of “selected list” of ebrary titles. This list is for anyone but might serve best those who are just starting an ebook collection and need something that will cover all aspects of the health sciences. The list is broken down by Medicine, Allied Health, Nursing, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine. There are also some titles noted as “starter pack.” These are the “core” ebrary titles. This is just my opinion. In compiling the list, I looked at the print equivalent to see if they were on the Brandon-Hill or Doody Core Title Lists, had a Doody Star Rating or library purchase history. You can use the list as an order form or as a quick reference to see the types of health science related titles available from ebrary. Please contact me at ashleyw@mattmccoy.com for the Excel file or if you have any questions.
