Dear colleagues:
At my institution we are considering ending our subscription to Artnet.com.
Although they have built the database of auction results into a valuable and
in-demand tool, we feel the pricing structure is unreasonable and
unpredictable. After exorbitant yearly increases, it may finally be too
much for our budget to bear.
I would like to hear from other institutions who may be considering or have
already taken this action. Perhaps there is a way, collectively, to
convince Artnet to offer reasonable subscription rates to libraries.
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Deborah Kempe
Chief, Collections Management and Access
Frick Art Reference Library, 10 East 71st St., New York, NY 10021
tel. 212 547-0658 fax 212 879-2091
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