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Whether applied to a failed business arrangement or an ancient form of torture, 'death by a thousand cuts' signifies a larger outcome that occurs as the cumulative result of multiple [...]

The shift to digital delivery of serials content has had a profound effect on the information ecosystem. Powerful discovery and social networking tools expose users to an incredibly rich world [...]

Fracking is the process of injecting liquids or solids into rock under high pressure, releasing oil and gas deposits from fields that may have been previously thought to be of [...]

Like the ground in the Ring of Fire that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, the serials world is in almost constant motion, responding simultaneously to pressures both large and small. As [...]

The birth of the World Wide Web 25 years ago was the big bang event that spurred more change in the serials and scholarly publishing world than seen in the [...]

The stock market has hit record highs, and unemployment has reached the lowest level since the recession began. Despite this good news, the library economic environment has not seen commensurate [...]

Stuck between the rock (stagnant budgets) and the hard place (steady serials price increases), every year libraries are forced to come up with creative ways to meet the ever-growing needs [...]

There's no way to sugarcoat the impact higher serials prices have on the information marketplace, or the dire state of funding for libraries. Libraries are no longer in a position [...]

The year 2009 will be remembered as one of angst, with the economy dominating news around the world. Few libraries were immune to the extraordinary financial pressures. The library marketplace [...]

The continuing relevance of magazines is evidenced by the recent article 'Containing Trump' (Atlantic, Mar. 2017). Jonathan Rauch writes that the watchdog group AfterTrump.org has 'developed plan for a blog, [...]

The article discusses the results of the periodical's survey on the costs of journals for U.S. public libraries. It examines how a lack of increased library budgets, increasing journal costs, and reliance on status journals have had negative economic effects in the serials marketplace.

The article discusses changes to library system with commercial open access (OA) content available online and its minimal effect on pricing. Topics include National Association of State Budget Officers' (NASBO) report on overall spending, decrease in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 compared with 2015 and library budget statistics.

The article looks at the trends of periodical pricing in the U.S. Topics discussed include the aspects of the various statistics related to the state's economy which include spending, expenditure, and inflation which affects the industry, the association among price value, and expenditure which impact purchasing behavior, budget planning , and price changes, and the statistics of related to the prices of periodicals for higher schools, universities, and public libraries.

The article focuses on the finances within the serial publications industry as of April 15, 2015. The author explores how cuts to public spending in higher education and libraries are impacting budgets for serials, discusses the cost effectiveness and pricing of electronic-journal packages, and examines the financial impact of open access (OA).

The article discusses the serials and scholarly publishing industry as of April 2014, focusing on the authors' identification of trends impacting use and pricing in the field according to data from "Library Journal's" Periodicals Price Survey 2014. Topics include the library industry's recovery from the 2008 financial crisis, average price changes across serial categories, and a reduction in print orders.

The article focuses on the effects revenue stagnation and cost inflation are having on U.S. library procurement efforts. It states a report by the National Association of State Budget Officers found state budgets remain constrained due to the lack of a strong economic recovery and the withdrawal of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds. It mentions a 2012 survey by information aggregator EBSCO Publishing that found prices of serials is expected to increase by six percent in 2012.

The article focuses on how economic conditions as of 2011 are forcing the price of serial publications up, while at the same time leading to budget cuts for U.S. libraries, making it harder for libraries to afford popular publications. The article notes that when libraries cut subscriptions, this in turn further harms periodical publishers and the related supply chain financially. Many libraries are considering online-only subscriptions, and different tiers of access are discussed.

The article discusses economic conditions facing U.S. libraries as of May 2013, presenting tables of serial publication prices and focusing on library budgets. Topics include sequestration, increases in serial publication prices in various countries, open access publishing, and journal publishing forecasts for 2014.