Why the “Big Deal” Continues to Persist

Cleary, Colleen

doi:10.1080/03615260903206853

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“…In addition to providing access to an expansive collection of e-journal content, benefits include predictable yearly budgeting and streamlined workflows. 1 "Big Deals" can help meet student and faculty expectations for immediate and unfettered access to online content. Once in place, "Big Deals" can be difficult to dislodge for several reasons.…”

Section: Background: the "Big Deal"mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Unbundling the “Big Deal” with Pay-Per-View of E-journal Articles

Weicher

Zhang

2012

The Serials Librarian

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Academic libraries have been exploring alternatives to publisher's "Big Deal" e-journal packages due to budgetary restrictions, complicated and inflexible contracts, and questions about the value of adding peripheral titles to their collections. A possible alternative to e-journal bundles is Pay-Per-View (PPV), which allows articles to be purchased on an individual basis. This article explores one library's experiences beginning to unbundle a publisher's "Big Deal," using a mix of individual journal subscriptions and PPV.It provides detailed analysis of articles purchased by PPV when library patrons were offered unfettered access to virtually the entire publisher's collection for the first time. It also offers suggestions on how to improve PPV infrastructure for adoption by academic libraries, including extending the viewing period, offering customizable intercept messages, enhancing usage reporting, and making it possible to limit access to titles within the collection.Many academic libraries subscribed to publishers' "Big Deal" or bundled e-journal packages with expectations of significantly expanded access for relatively small increases over historical expenditure levels. "Big Deal"

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Section: Background: the "Big Deal"mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This can make it difficult to keep an up-to-date title list. 3 It can also result in additional financial burdens for the library. When an e-journal is removed from a "Big Deal," as occurs when a title is sold, the library may be compelled to purchase an individual subscription in its place.…”

Section: Background: the "Big Deal"mentioning

confidence: 99%

Unbundling the “Big Deal” with Pay-Per-View of E-journal Articles

Weicher

Zhang

2012

The Serials Librarian

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“…44 Cleary supported this option noting that this would allow members to stay in the deal, provide access to the highest used titles, and reduce costs to a manageable level. 45 Another reconceptualization of the Big Deal incorporated aspects of both of these concepts. Boissy called his new version of the Big Deal the "comprehensive consortial model."…”

Section: Reinventing the Big Dealmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cleary described a useful example of the unbundling process undertaken by the Queensland University of Technology (QUL) for their Taylor and Francis packages. 48 For the three Taylor and Francis collections purchased by QUL, Cleary conducted a cost per full-text-download analysis, revealing QUL's return on investment for these collections. Librarians for QUL established a benchmark of acceptable full-text downloads as an indicator of sufficient use to assist in their assessment.…”

Section: Reinventing the Big Dealmentioning

confidence: 99%

Serials Literature Review 2008–9

Collins¹

2011

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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I wish to acknowledge the contributions of my husband, Leonard Collins, for writing the reference notes and providing thoughtful edits to this paper (as well as looking after our three children). He has been wonderfully supportive and patient during the many hours spent on this project. I also would like to thank Liz Burnette, Head of Acquisitions at NCSU Libraries, for her continued support of my research and professional service.

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“…Cleary described why the Big Deal continued to exist in libraries despite shrinking budgets. 41 The advantages of bundling e-journals together into publisher collections included increased access to information for the subscribing institution's clients, purchasing cost-effectiveness, and streamlined workflows. Libraries were moving from a philosophy of "just in case" to a more popular philosophy of "just in time" in whatever format was available.…”

Section: Content Providers and Content Book Sellers And Vendorsmentioning

confidence: 99%