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Walking Away From The "Big Deal": Where We Are One Year After Crossing That Bridge, Susan Arnold
Walking Away From The "Big Deal": Where We Are One Year After Crossing That Bridge, Susan Arnold
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Background:
Budgetary constraints at West Virginia University (WVU) in combination with impending expiration/renewal of “big deal” contracts resulted in the unbundling of three major journal packages between 2017-2019: Wiley, Elsevier Science Direct, and Springer. Unbundling these packages saved the library system a total of $1,441,450. This poster will describe longer-term results of these decisions and how we have continued to adapt to improve access to journals for our research community.
Methods:
Since the unbundling, the WVU Libraries’ Collections Advisory Committee has closely monitored ILL usage and costs for canceled titles, as well as faculty complaints and requests. An interactive session …