I'm wondering if most libraries are still using the Guarenteed Rate Program which EBSCO introduced more than 10 years ago.  According to EBSCO "an additional percentage charge will be added to the publishers' price for each title on a line by line basis".  I realize that it's a huge time saver, for both the library and the vendor, to eliminate supplemental billling for rate adjustments.  My question is, are enough titles on a renewal list impacted with a rate increase for this service to make good financial sense?  The fee established by EBSCO are thought to be approx. one percentage point below the actual total price.  Does this seem about right?  Does anyone have a sense of a "breakeven" point that makes this program worthwhile for them? 

Thank you,

Diane M. Faust
Clifford E. Barbour Library
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
616 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh,  PA  15206
412-441-3304 x2179
dfaust@pts.edu