Swedish researchers’ responses to the cancellation of the big deal with Elsevier

Olsson, Lisa; Lindelöw, Camilla; Österlund, Lovisa; Jakobsson, Frida

doi:10.1629/uksg.521

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“…In spring 2018, the Swedish library consortium Bibsam, managed by the National Library of Sweden on behalf of the universities and other scientific and government bodies, decided to cancel their subscription with Elsevier. This was the first time that the members of the consortium had faced such a situation (Olsson et al, 2020a).…”

Section: Questioning the Big Deal Model: New Cancellationsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The argument in favor of the break with Elsevier was a desire to change the scientific communication system and move towards open access. The most common argument against was the harm caused to research and researchers by not being able to access certain resources (Olsson et al, 2020a).…”

Section: Questioning the Big Deal Model: New Cancellationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the cancellation of the Elsevier big deal in Sweden, researchers had a lack of knowledge about the role of higher-education institutions, libraries, and consortia in open-access license negotiations. Indeed, it was this ignorance that caused researchers to question whether they had been represented well in the negotiations (Olsson et al, 2020a).…”

Section: Final Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The evolution and revision of big deals: a review from the perspective of libraries

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We study the phenomenon of the big deal, a subscription model for scientific journals that emerged at the turn of the millennium aimed especially at library consortia, which were offered the opportunity to exponentially increase their access to scientific information, thus breaking the previous trend of continuous cuts to the collections of the periodicals available in libraries. Its strengths, the expansion of the availability of content, and its impact on the diversification of use and the productivity of researchers are presented herein. Likewise, its weaknesses are highlighted, such as the constant increase in prices and the finding of the concentration of use in a limited set of content. These disadvantages have led to questioning and resulted in the evaluation of big deals, a search for alternatives, and cancellations in times of crisis. In recent years, the latter have been linked to the perception that the cost–benefit balance of big deals has been altered by the proliferation of open-access content. Finally, we address the revision of the traditional big deal through transformative agreements where subscription costs are offset by publication costs, which are intended to be a mechanism to accelerate the transition to open access.

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Section: Questioning the Big Deal Model: New Cancellationsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Questioning the Big Deal Model: New Cancellationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Final Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Although Olsson et al noted some researchers have strong concerns with ILL as an alternative to their cancellation of the Elsevier agreement. 46 Other disciplines require participation in subscribe to open funding models, membership models or through transformative read and publish agreements. These are the conversations that need to be held institution-wide in order to determine what is most sustainable for each discipline offered.…”

Section: Terms 6 Preservation and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%