Category: Journals

We’ve all heard of academic libraries cancelling subscriptions to “big deal” journal packages, and in the face of tightening acquisitions budgets, these cancellations are likely to accelerate. You can monitor which institutions have taken action with the SPARC Big Deal Cancellation Tracker. It provides institution/consortia, date, region, publisher, strategic considerations, outcomes and estimated cost savings. Strategic considerations generally include advancing open access and financial sustainability/flexibility. Other institutions’ actions provide useful guideposts to us as we develop our Framework for Publisher Agreements and renegotiate our big deal agreements.