Title: Ending the Big Deal: Truth and Consequences

When: Sunday, 1:30-3:30

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 213AB

Presenters:

Speaker: David C. Fowler, Head, Licensing, Grants Administration, and Collection Analysis, University of Oregon, Knight Library

Speaker: Jonathan Nabe, Collection Development Librarian / Sciences & Technology, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Speaker: T. Scott Plutchak, Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Description:

The dire economic situation facing many libraries has forced librarians to consider cancelling their “Big Deal” journal packages. Although the merits of leaving a large publisher package can be debated, reductions in library funding have left some with no other choice. Please join us for a frank discussion with our panelists who will share their experiences in dismantling Big Deals and address concerns regarding publisher negotiations, the impact on document delivery, and reactions of their user communities.

Sponsored by the ALCTS CRS Acquisitions Committee

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Kay Downey, Collection Management Librarian

University Libraries

Kent State University

1125 Risman Drive

Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

330 672 5000

mdowney1@kent.edu