ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9230 Second edition 2007-04-15 Information and documentation - Determination of price indexes for print and electronic media purchased by libraries Information et documentation Détermination des indices de prix pour lesdocumentsimprimesetélectroniquesacquisparlesbibliotheques Reference number ISO 9230:2007(E) @ ISO 2007 by IHS under lic ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 9230:2007(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2007 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISo 2007 - All rights reserved ed without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 9230:2007(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Terms and definitions.. 3 Presentation 5 3.1 General, 3.2 Preferred presentation . 3.3 Geographical coverage .... 4 Structure of price... 4.1 General.... 4.2 Price differences.. 4.3 Prices for books.... 4.4 Prices for serials... 4.5 Prices for databases. 5 Price indexes for books . 5.1 General... 5.2 Books not included in the index . 5.3 Categories for the index... 10 5.4 Sources for collection of prices .... 10 5.5 Methods of compilation........ 5.6 Reporting of indexes ... 11 6 Price indexes for serials .. 11 6.1 General... 11 6.2 Serials included in the index .. 11 6.3 Serials not included in the index..... 6.4 Sources for the collection of prices.... 12 6.5 Methods of compilation... 12 6.6 Reporting of indexes ... 13 7 Price indexes for databases 13 7.1 13 7.2 Databases included in the index.. 13 7.3 Databases not included in the index .... 14 7.4 Sources for the collection of prices.... 14 7.5 Methods of compilation... .14 7.6 Reporting of indexes ... 15 Annex A (informative) Subject classification ... .16 Annex B (informative) Guidelines for local cost indexes ... .19 Annex C (normative) List of equivalent terms.. 21 Bibliography.. Copyrght International Organizaionsandardizalonghtsreserved ili ted withoutlicensefromIHS Not for Resale ISO 9230:2007(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements o