Stung If You Do, Stung If You Don't-The Good and the Bad of the Big Deal

摘要

Texas A&M University Libraries has maintained a ScienceDirect license since 1999- As a result, there is a growing divergence in title-level pricing under the license compared to current list prices. Because titles may have either increased or decreased significantly in content over time, our contract price could he either greater or less than current price. This article reports on an analysis designed to determine the extent to which contract pricing has diverged from current pricing, whether usage justifies the cost of the contract, and whether the data shows any indication that the long-term effects of the contract are detrimental to our best interests.