Germania vs Elsevier: le università ottengono l’accesso temporaneo alle riviste dopo aver rifiutato di pagare gli abbonamenti – Ruminantia – Web Magazine del mondo dei Ruminanti

[From Google Translate] Press release: "Germany vs. Elsevier: Universities get temporary access to magazines after refusing to pay subscriptions".

Scientists in Germany can still read journals even though the institutions have not renewed their subscriptions Dutch editorial giant Elsevier has granted uninterrupted access to its paid magazines for researchers from around 200 German universities and research institutes that had refused to renew their individual season tickets at the end of 2017.The institutions have formed a consortium to negotiate a national license with the publisher. They tried to get a collective agreement that would give most scientists in Germany full online access to about 2,500 journals at about half the price that individual libraries had paid in the past. But the talks were interrupted and, by the end of 2017, no agreement had been established. Elsevier now says that it will allow scientists in the country to access their paid magazines without a contract until a national agreement is signed.