Common Contracts
2 similar Read and Publish Agreement contracts
The Ohio State University Libraries (University Libraries) entered into a three-year read and publish pilot agreement with Taylor & Francis in 2020—the first read and publish agreement for The Ohio State University and the first such deal for Taylor &...Read and Publish Agreement • May 9th, 2024
The scholarly publishing marketplace’s primary model of licensing electronic journals via paywall subscriptions is unsustainable.1 Increasing journal subscription costs have necessitated that libraries pursue a variety of cost-containment strategies to maintain access to these resources.2 These strategies often center around Big Deal agreements in which a licensee makes a multi-year commitment to journal access at scale in order to reduce the annual inflation cost.3 At The Ohio State University (Ohio State), Big Deal agreements include collective investments for journal content from library consortia and membership organizations to maximize scale and agreements directly between the institution and a publisher or vendor. The Big Deal, however, falls short of a sustainable strategy for electronic journals.4
The Ohio State University Libraries (University Libraries) entered into a three-year read and publish pilot agreement with Taylor & Francis in 2020—the first read and publish agreement for The Ohio State University and the first such deal for Taylor &...Read and Publish Agreement • May 9th, 2024
The scholarly publishing marketplace’s primary model of licensing electronic journals via paywall subscriptions is unsustainable.1 Increasing journal subscription costs have necessitated that libraries pursue a variety of cost-containment strategies to maintain access to these resources.2 These strategies often center around Big Deal agreements in which a licensee makes a multi-year commitment to journal access at scale in order to reduce the annual inflation cost.3 At The Ohio State University (Ohio State), Big Deal agreements include collective investments for journal content from library consortia and membership organizations to maximize scale and agreements directly between the institution and a publisher or vendor. The Big Deal, however, falls short of a sustainable strategy for electronic journals.4
