Les politiques européennes d'abonnement et de souscription aux périodiques électroniques : du financement à l’accès : problématiques, réalités, perspectives

The emergence of electronic publishing, especially e-journals, has deeply shattered usual operating budget practices, and has induced overwhelming increases of subscription costs libraries will soon not be able to face. In order to cope with publishers monopolies, libraries have started to share their resources on mutual support basis consortia. Each European country has built its own original structure, adapted to the local development of scientific and technical information. These structures have performed several accomplishments which could influence the situation in France, itself undergoing radical transformations.