Big Deal Cancellations and Scholarly Publishing: Insights from Faculty and Graduate Student Interviews
Abstract
Big Deal cancellations are increasingly undertaken by academic librarians faced with
rising subscription costs and shrinking collections budgets. While past research has
focused on librarians’ decision-making processes and communication strategies, this
study aims to understand the perspectives and experiences of faculty and graduate
students with Big Deal cancellations through interviews at three medium-sized
Canadian institutions. It considers cancellations as a collaborative process of information
exchange, rather than a
rising subscription costs and shrinking collections budgets. While past research has
focused on librarians’ decision-making processes and communication strategies, this
study aims to understand the perspectives and experiences of faculty and graduate
students with Big Deal cancellations through interviews at three medium-sized
Canadian institutions. It considers cancellations as a collaborative process of information
exchange, rather than a
Copyright Madelaine Hare, Philippe Mongeon, Samuel Cassady, Catherine Johnson
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