Increasing transparency for e-journal subscriptions and Big Deals. A comprehensive assessment of e-journals in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM)
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The University library of Bern carried out a one-year survey of the frequency of use, cost and cost-per-article-use (CPU) of its e-journals. The collected data allows a comparison of journal bundles and individual subscriptions. The results show that the CPUs for Big Deals are in an acceptable range; however because of their high cost they limit the library’s flexibility to provide user-oriented resources.
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Schaffer MF, Kirgus I, Bissels G. Increasing transparency for e-journal subscriptions and Big Deals. A comprehensive assessment of e-journals in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM). J Eur Assoc Health Info Libr [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];12(1). Available from: https://ojs.eahil.eu/JEAHIL/article/view/96
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