The Economics and Management of Digital Resources in a Multi-Campus, Multi-Library University

French, Beverlee

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“…In addition, some contracts expressly forbid libraries to provide document delivery for articles journals available through online databases or bundles (Frazier, 2001). Joining or forming consortia and other forms of cooperative resource sharing can help address some of these problems (French, 2003;Tong & Kisby, 2009;Bock & Burgos-Mira, 2010), but may not offer much relief to library budgets, especially if consortia impose membership and/or processing fees. There are also some widely-recognized problems with shared electronic collections, notably "interdependency, problems with new titles, and de-selection" (French, 2003, p.50).…”

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The High Cost of Science Journals: A Case Study and Discussion

Rose-Wiles¹

2011

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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Like many libraries, Seton Hall University Libraries has suffered budget cuts that forced a reduction in serial subscriptions. As science librarian, I report on my efforts to streamline subscriptions and to address the question "Why are science journals so expensive?" Our science journals are significantly more expensive than journals in other areas. Our commercially published science journals are 25% more expensive than those from non-profit publishers, although the difference is not statistically significant. I discuss the reasons for the high cost of science journals, which involve a complex interaction between supply and demand and academic culture.3

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