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The article informs about the annual online serials cancellation and renewal decisions of the Phillips Memorial Library, Providence, RI, U.S.A by the process of collecting, tracking, analyzing and visualizing the usage data. It also informs that the process results in significant cost savings that help the library achieve its mission of providing resources to support the College curriculum, and the recommendation for cancellation from the usage data of EBSCO database to control the cost.

The article discusses the E-journal package renewal through a transformative agreement accessed by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP)' Libraries, to manage cost control in its journal collection. Topics include adoption of open access for cost control in electronic journal collection; the benefits of transformative agreements in cost controling; and subscription to Wiley's e-journal package known as the Wiley Online Library Database by the UWSP Libraries.

A follow-up to an earlier article published in this same journal in 2013, this article repeats an analysis of five Big Deal journal packages to which Hofstra University's Axinn Library subscribes. Improvements over the last study include more years of data, the removal of open access and archival content from the calculations, and a subject analysis. Results confirm the original findings that four of the Big Deals are good deals, but expand on these outcomes with a discussion of the subject breakdown of each package, the cost of individual title subscriptions, and the dangers of overreliance on usage statistics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how the O'Neill Library at Boston College has the history of annual print to electronic conversion project for serial subscription and mentions how project to translate to library's standing order. Topics include focus on standing order vendors Harrassowitz and YBP Library Services, differences in timing of converting orders and in receiving and activating online content, individual analytical entries required by standing order series similar to electronic journals.

With journal price increases continuing to outpace inflation and library collection funds remaining stagnant or shrinking, libraries are seeking innovative ways to control spending while continuing to provide patrons with high-quality content. The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library reports on the evaluation, implementation, and use of Copyright Clearance Center's Get It Now article delivery service as a substitute for initiating new journal subscriptions over a 3-year period, from 2012 to 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the Get It Now, a document delivery service, of the Copyright Clearance Center which allows the purchase of research articles via open URL (uniform resource locator). It discusses the Ex Libris SFX service for library and library users. It highlights the issue of serials subscription costs and access to library materials which can be resolved by migrating individual subscriptions from print to online publication and implementing a document delivery service for articles.

Fueled by the pressing need for electronic resource usage statistics, librarians are finding themselves being thrust into the role of hunter-gatherer. This article discusses the work done at University Library at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis to provide usage statistics for all its paid subscriptions for a 3-year period. The author provides lessons learned from this project that might benefit librarians who are beginning their own excursions to hunt for and gather usage statistics for their collections, whether large or small. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The increasing costs of science, technology, and medical journals, combined with decreasing or stagnant budgets, have forced libraries to take a hard look at current journal subscriptions. Even when budgets remain stable or increase, they may not keep pace with the escalating costs of subscriptions from various publishers. In the face of potential journal cancellations, some libraries are turning to pay-per-view (PPV) as an alternative method of providing access to material demanded by patrons. This paper discusses PPV options in general and, in particular, a feasibility study carried out at Florida Institute of Technology, in which the library purchased Wiley tokens and used them in both a mediated and unmediated fashion over the course of a year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Like many libraries, Seton Hall University Libraries has suffered budget cuts that forced a reduction in serial subscriptions. As science librarian, I report on my efforts to streamline subscriptions and to address the question “Why are science journals so expensive?” Our science journals are significantly more expensive than journals in other areas. Our commercially published science journals are 25% more expensive than those from non-profit publishers, although the difference is not statistically significant. I discuss the reasons for the high cost of science journals, which involve a complex interaction between supply and demand and academic culture. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents a list of editorial board including Gary M. Pitkin, Karen S. Davidson, and Marta Mestrovic Deyrup and offers information on issue's subscription and copyright.