<div dir="ltr">Most academic librarians are familiar with the ‘big deal’ bundles offered by large academic publishers, which grant access to a large number of journals from a particular publisher at a discounted rate. And many will also be familiar with the opacity surrounding those deals, which are often negotiated on a school-by-school basis with confidentiality clauses in place. <b><font color="#ff0000">A new study of the economics of these bundle deals suggests that variations in how these bundles are priced for different institutions mean that they are a better deal for some schools than others.</font></b><div>
<br><a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/07/academic-libraries/study-journal-bundle-discounts-vary-widely-across-institutions/">http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/07/academic-libraries/study-journal-bundle-discounts-vary-widely-across-institutions/</a></div>
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