The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012

Strieb, Karla L.; Blixrud, Julia C.

doi:10.29242/rli.282.3

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“…Others receive "quantity discounts" for subscriptions to subsets of the publishers' offerings. A survey of research university libraries in the United States and Canada (6,7) found that a majority of these libraries had some kind of bundled journal contracts with large commercial publishers.…”

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Evaluating big deal journal bundles

Bergstrom

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McAfee

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Large commercial publishers sell bundled online subscriptions to their entire list of academic journals at prices significantly lower than the sum of their á la carte prices. Bundle prices differ drastically between institutions, but they are not publicly posted. The data that we have collected enable us to compare the bundle prices charged by commercial publishers with those of nonprofit societies and to examine the types of price discrimination practiced by commercial and nonprofit journal publishers. This information is of interest to economists who study monopolist pricing, librarians interested in making efficient use of library budgets, and scholars who are interested in the availability of the work that they publish.monopoly | bargaining | all-or-nothing price | efficiency | information technology

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Evaluating big deal journal bundles

Bergstrom

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McAfee

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

128

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“…An ARL survey found that 25 of 50 US universities surveyed have policies of not signing nondisclosure agreements. Even those who sign reveal the details as required by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Strieb and Blixrud, 2013).…”

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Heads I Win, Tails you Lose: The Intransigence of STM Publishers

Arunachalam¹,

Ramamoorthi²,

Gunasekaran³

2014

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

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A few commercial publishers dominate provision of access to scientific and technical information sought after by researchers around the world. Increasing subscription prices of journals at rates higher than general inflation caused librarians to think of forming consortia, but publishers started selling online journals as bundles, and libraries ended up with many journals their researchers have very little use for. Scientists and librarians adopted open access, but publishers came up with hybrid journals and article processing charges to beat any adverse effect on their profits caused by the fast-spreading open access movement. We compare the steps taken by scientists and librarians in the West to reclaim ease of access to research findings with what is happening in India. We end with a few suggestions.

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“…17 Despite efforts at some institutions to show less dependence on large journal packages, Big Deals have deeply penetrated the library market; Strieb and Blixrud reported on data collected from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries and found that "three of four publishers covered in the two most recent surveys (Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley) are now licensed as bundles by 90% or more of libraries for which data were collected." 18 The survey also found that Big Deal purchases are still commonly made through consortia, a factor which no doubt led authors Ashmore, Grogg, and Weddle to state "rumors of the Big Deal's death have been exaggerated." 19 An analysis of the literature suggests that the question should be further refined to "are serial Big Deals dying and big e-book deals flourishing?"…”

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Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2012–13

Dresselhaus¹

2016

LRTS

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The acquisitions literature published in 2012–13 shows a strong focus on nontraditional purchasing models, especially for electronic books (e-books). Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) is one method that helps librarians cope with budget constraints that continue to plague library budgets. The expense of Big Deals has some libraries seeking more efficient alternatives such as Pay-Per-View or Evidence-Based Selection, however, many libraries are still reliant on the depth of coverage and perceived value of Big Deals. This review will cover these trends along with developments in Electronic Resources Management Systems (ERMSs), workflow efficiencies, and negotiation and licensing techniques.

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The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012

Cited by 15 publications

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Evaluating big deal journal bundles

Evaluating big deal journal bundles

Heads I Win, Tails you Lose: The Intransigence of STM Publishers

Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2012–13

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