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> As an academic researcher, you are (or your institution is) paying them millions in publication and subscription fees so you can keep your job. Publish or per
by lesuorac 2y ago
> As an academic researcher, you are (or your institution is) paying them millions in publication and subscription fees so you can keep your job. Publish or perish.
This ultimately sounds contradictory to your comment about MIT. It seems that by not renewing the Elsevier contract a university would have more funding for jobs?
- sonzohan 2y agoCould you explain the contradiction you are seeing further? Cost cutting and increased personnel funding are not related. Just because MIT library is saving millions by cutting a publisher agreement doesn't mean those savings will be directed towards increased staff.