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"UdeM Libraries will renew access to 150 of the 2,266 journals included in this collection. The price we will pay for these individual subscriptions in 2016 is
by jo909 10y ago
"UdeM Libraries will renew access to 150 of the 2,266 journals included in this collection. The price we will pay for these individual subscriptions in 2016 is the same we were willing to pay for the entire collection."
So Springer still gets all the moneys they could have gotten anyway.
I totally understand why the library has to make such a compromise, but that's not a very strong bargaining position.
- aexaey 10y agoAnd it sounds like UdeM is not exactly pleased with Springer's pricing practices - added emphasis in []: “We are trying to best meet the needs of our community despite budget cuts in the last few years, the [greediness of commercial publishers], and the weak Canadian dollar,” said Stéphanie Gagnon, Collections Director.
- r_dumont 10y agoI totaly agree, Springer gets all the moneys they could have gotten anyway. In my opinion, the compromise Springer/Nature has to make is more on their reputation... at least on our campus.