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Archives: University of California

Six Questions (with Answers!) about UC’s and Elsevier’s New Transformative Deal

Six questions and answers about the new transformative deal between Elsevier and the University of California.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 25, 2021
  • 38 Comments

The Biggest Big Deal 

The newly announced California/Elsevier transformative agreement will test the financial sustainability and the financial desirability of the multi-payer model.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Mar 16, 2021
  • 16 Comments

What Do Statements of Support for California Tell Us About the Big Deal?

What do statements of support for UC reveal about open access publishing, institutional priorities, and the role of library-publisher contracts?

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Sep 9, 2019
  • 13 Comments

Will Libraries Help Publishers Prop Up the Value of the Big Deal?

The value of the big deal has declined. Will libraries drive down its price — or help publishers prop up its value?

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Sep 3, 2019
  • 1 Comment

The University of California and Elsevier: An Interview with Jeff MacKie-Mason

Rick Anderson interviews Jeff MacKie-Mason about the University of California system’s recent break with Elsevier.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 6, 2019
  • 38 Comments

The First Read and Publish Deal with California: An Interview with Cambridge University Press

Earlier this month, Cambridge University Press and the University of California announced a new Read & Publish (R&P) agreement, likely the largest such agreement to date in North America. Today, Roger Schonfeld interviews Cambridge’s Mandy Hill, Managing Director, and Chris Bennett, Global Sales Director, about this new agreement.  

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Apr 22, 2019
  • 3 Comments

Is the Value of the Big Deal in Decline?

Last week, the University of California terminated its license with Elsevier. Today, Roger Schonfeld argues that leakage has reduced the value of the big deal — and publisher pricing power — while empowering library negotiators.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Mar 7, 2019
  • 50 Comments

The Costs of Flipping our Dollars to Gold

An interview with MacKenzie Smith and Ivy Anderson, discussing the recent Pay It Forward report on the economic impact of a shift to Gold open access for scholarly journals.

  • By Alison Mudditt
  • Aug 24, 2016
  • 10 Comments

The Pay It Forward Project: Confirming What We Already Knew About Open Access

A new study from the University of California system confirms much of what we already knew about open access, particularly the increased financial burden it places on productive universities.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 9, 2016
  • 33 Comments

Some University of California Open Access Policy Confusions

A brief analysis of the University of California’s recently announced Open Access policy for faculty.

  • By David Wojick
  • Aug 22, 2013
  • 39 Comments

The Latest “Library as Purchaser” Crisis: Are We Fighting the Wrong Battle?

More flames on the site licensing frontier, and why these battles are a sign of a fundamentally flawed — and possibly soon-to-be irrelevant — arrangement.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 14, 2010
  • 26 Comments

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