Paris, France, 20 May 2009. The economic downturn is impacting library
budgets and as the 2010 renewal season approaches, to assist libraries in
maintaining their subscriptions, OECD Publishing has frozen prices for 2010.
This applies to the full range of SourceOECD products, as well as OECD
Journals and Statistical Databases, irrespective of format - online-only or
online-and-archive (print/CD/DVD).
This price freeze comes at a time when OECD Publishing is continuing to
invest significantly in improved services for librarians and end-users.
Later in 2009, OECD Publishing will roll out a brand new e-publishing
platform for books, working papers and periodicals, called OECD iLibrary.
This new service will deliver a wide range of improvements, as well as
integrate OECD.Stat, the new-generation database platform which has
transformed access to OECD’s statistical data.
OECD is committed to continuous improvement of its online publishing
systems. At the same time, it is essential that libraries are able to
maintain the level of service that they provide to their patrons and this is
why, during these critical times, OECD Publishing has decided to freeze its
prices for 2010.
The price freeze will apply to all Euro, US Dollar and Yen prices, but 2010
will necessarily reflect the fall in the value of Sterling, given that the
Euro is the currency in which OECD costs are incurred. In order to alleviate
the financial pressure, the OECD will absorb half of this exchange-rate
impact and ask UK customers to cover the other half via a 15% price
increase.
About OECD
OECD (www.oecd.org <http://www.oecd.org/> ) brings together governments
committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to
support sustainable economic growth, raise living standards, maintain
financial stability and assist other countries' economic development.
OECD Publishing (www.oecd.org/publishing) is one of the world’s largest
publishers in the fields of economics and public policy. OECD Publishing
disseminates OECD’s intellectual output, both analytical and statistical.
For more information on OECD Publishing and OECD 2010 prices, please
contact:
François Barnaud
Head of Marketing
OECD Publishing
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