U. of California System Cancels Elsevier Subscriptions, Calling Move a Win for Open Access - The Chronicle of Higher Education

"The University of California system is calling it quits with Elsevier, one of the biggest academic publishers in the world, after months of contract negotiations. The announcement that the 10-campus system would cancel its Elsevier subscriptionsrepresents a win for open-access advocates who saw the talks as a way for major research universities to reshape the lucrative landscape of academic publishing...."