Document Type
White Paper
Publication Date
6-2019
First page number:
1
Last page number:
9
Abstract
On February 28, 2019, the University of California (UC) System announced the cancellation of their $50 million journal subscription deal with Elsevier. The impetus behind the UC decision comes from two issues. Firstly, the increasing costs of journal subscriptions in a landscape where library budgets remain flat. Secondly, the effort to shift the journal publishing model away from subscriptions to a sustainable open access model. The following paper will provide background on issues with the scholarly communication process, academic library budgets and open access initiatives. Additional information will focus on the impact of journal subscription deals with large commercial publishers (including Elsevier) and highlight UNLV efforts to support open access.
Keywords
open access; library subscriptions
Controlled Subject
Open access publishing; Collection development (Libraries);
Disciplines
Collection Development and Management | Scholarly Communication | Scholarly Publishing
File Format
File Size
231 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Tucker, C.,
Wirth, A.,
Day, A.
(2019).
Library Subscriptions and Open Access: Highlights from the University of California Negotiations with Elsevier.
1-9.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/653
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Collection Development and Management Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons