Universiteiten ruziën met Reed Elsevier over geld abonnementen - NRC Q

[From Google's English] "The Association of Universities VSNU and publisher Reed Elsevier at loggerheads over access to scientific articles. Reported VSNU morning. The conflict is about the subscription fees that universities must pay the Anglo-Dutch publisher. Reed Elsevier is the largest publisher of scientific journals and databases (such as The Lancet) and therefore has quite a lot of power in academic circles. The universities want to switch to an open access system in which scientific articles are accessible free of charge ..."