[IRTalk] The Beginning of the End for the 'Big Deal'?

[Dr Leti Kleyn]

Inspired by University of California's decision to drop its "big deal" with Elsevier, university librarians are laying the foundation to follow suit.

Read here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/03/27/librarians-prepare-take-harder-line-publishers

Dr Leti Kleyn
Programme Officer: Humanities & STEM Education
Science Advisory Programme
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