Burn it all down | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week

"Clarivate is the content-hoarding corporation that owns ProQuest, the Web of Science and EndNote, among many other services widely used in academia. Plus a ton of content. Today’s announcement, “Introducing ProQuest Digital Collections, a new library subscription offering unparalleled breadth, value and access”, sounds nice, doesn’t it? And the first few paragraphs are certainly full of praise for the changes they’re making.

Those changes amount to: libraries will no longer be able to buy books. Specifically:

Customers can continue to purchase content via perpetual archive license through December 31, 2025, after which this content will be available via subscription only.

You will only be able to rent content, not buy it...."