Learning from the Past | Periodicals Price Survey 2025 | Library Journal

"Since 1960, Library Journal has published an annual article covering the ups and downs of periodicals pricing. While much has changed in libraries over those years, the report continues to remain relevant, providing librarians with a sense of whether their collections budget in the coming year can be adequately expected to cover predicted increases in periodicals pricing. The article, however, is not just about numbers. It also touches on new and emerging pricing and sales models, discusses trends in the serials marketplace, and considers the issues collections librarians deal with when working with a finite budget. This year, we cast both a look back to see what can be learned from the past, and a look forward to consider what might be heading our way in the coming years."