University drastically cuts Elsevier subscriptions  - The Well : The Well

"On April 8, the University Libraries announced that Carolina would end a long-standing subscription contract with academic publishing giant Elsevier when it expires April 30. Instead of paying Elsevier’s package price of $2.6 million for nearly 2,000 journals, Carolina will subscribe to a much smaller set of individual Elsevier titles (395) for $1.6 million. The University will use part of the savings to provide on-demand, free access to the publisher’s other journals through interlibrary loans and a third-party expedited delivery service.

University Librarian Elaine Westbrooks, Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian, talked with The Well about the decision and the changes it will bring to campus...."