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What Collaboration Means To Us: Access Is Lost - What Now?, Michael Ladisch, Beth Callahan
What Collaboration Means To Us: Access Is Lost - What Now?, Michael Ladisch, Beth Callahan
Collaborative Librarianship
In this column we describe the actions taken by the University of California, Davis Library to support and to communicate with the campus research community after the suspension of access to Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform.
Herding Cats & Getting To Yes: Lessons Learned From University Of California Libraries’ New Cost Share Model Implementation, Mihoko Hosoi
Herding Cats & Getting To Yes: Lessons Learned From University Of California Libraries’ New Cost Share Model Implementation, Mihoko Hosoi
Collaborative Librarianship
Systemwide or multi-campus licenses provide many benefits such as favorable pricing, access to an expanded array of resources for all participants, and streamlined licensing. They also usually involve cost sharing among participating campuses. The licensing process can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Successful collaboration among participants is essential in reaching consensus. In the past, the University of California (UC) libraries employed many cost models, and the California Digital Library (CDL) applied them for CDL-licensed subscriptions, both new licenses and renewals. After several years of discussion, the UC Libraries decided to implement an FTE-based model as the default cost share model, except …