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USA libraries abandon big journal packages

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Jennifer Howard reports in The Chronicle of Higher Education, of the University of Oregon's cancellation of two big subscription deals with Elsevier and Wiley. She also describes how the Southern Illinois University Library at Carbondale is scaling back on large publisher journal packages. Mr. Nabe said of the response at Southern Illinois. "If you explain that journal prices increase 8 percent a year and we can't continue to do that, I think most faculty will be understanding." Libraries are reminding researchers of their document supply services that can deliver articles often within 24 hours following a request.