Introduction
In late 2024, the University Library renegotiated with Elsevier to break the "Big Deal" bundle, in alignment with a growing number of universities and colleges seeking to make collections spending sustainable and flexible. While access to articles from Elsevier, including ScienceDirect and Cell Press journals, may change, it is not disappearing.
Explore this guide to learn new access points and strategies, as well as additional background information and ways you can support this movement toward open access and sustainability.
On this guide
- Learn new information access strategies, as well as resources you can use to publish open access and support students in their information journeys
- Deepen your understanding of the barriers to access that many academic publishers create
- See how other colleges and universities have been working to change the culture of publishing and access
Attribution
Sections of this guide were taken from or inspired by Bucknell University's Collection Development Sustainability Task Force Guide, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.