RE: [Non-DoD Source] Re: educational pricing for films (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Kimberley
Short answer: yes.

Long answer: 
Years ago, a price quote included an outrageous price for a film -- it was some sole-source film; I think the topic was related to training and development, like educational psychology or group work;  and I can't recall who sold it. It was related to topics that were discussed in the Army training circles. Not sure if universities would carry it. As I recall, there weren't that many libraries with holdings on it in OCLC.

So I ended up telling the patron that she needed to talk to her unit head about a departmental supply purchase.  As it would only be pertinent to that department, I didn't think it was a wise selection for the library anyway.  The pricing was really quite astronomical for the small government library for which I worked.

Regards,
Adria


Very Respectfully

Adria P. Olmi
Supervisory Librarian
Army Logistics University Library
562 Quarters Rd, Bldg. 12420
Fort Lee, VA 23801-1705
804.765.8171
DSN (539)

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." Victor Hugo.




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I would expect "educational pricing" to include PPR - that's kind of the point of that phrase.
But it's still gouging, although if it were actually a multi-volume/disc set, there might be some justification. But if it's literally a single video (not just a single title), and not in a field where there's expected to be lots of money floating around (medicine, law, MBA), it's outrageous yes.

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On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 3:35 PM Black, Douglas M. <dblack_at_middlebury.edu < Caution-mailto:dblack_at_middlebury.edu > > wrote:


	I would definitely place that in the “outrageous” category, especially if it doesn’t include PPR. If there were something especially valuable or unique about it, then maybe I could understand it, but I can’t think of what that might be.

	 

	Douglas

	 

	Douglas Black, Head of Collections Management

	Middlebury College Library

	110 Storrs Avenue

	Middlebury, VT 05753

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	Outrageous! I haven’t seen anything over $500.

	 

	Angie

	/Angela R. Maranville, MA, MLIS

	Director, Knowledge Access & Resource Management

	Associate University Librarian

	West Virginia University Libraries

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	she/her/hers

	 

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	Dear Colleagues,

	 

	We recently got a request from a faculty member to purchase a film

	for $1000. and it was quoted as "educational pricing." I've never seen

	pricing like that before. I think it was an additional $350 to add PPR.

	Usually we see pricing around $350 - $695.

	Has anyone else gotten a quote like this for a single film? 

	 

	I'm just trying to figure out if we've been super lucky, or if the price

	is as outrageous as it seems to me.  

	 

	Thanks much for sharing your thoughts on this.

	-- 

	Kimberley Robles Smith

	Madden Library - Fresno State

	Collection Strategist

	kimberleys_at_csufresno.edu < Caution-mailto:kimberleys_at_csufresno.edu > 

	559-278-4578



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