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标题：Collection Development in the Era of Big Deals
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作者：Philippe Mongeon ; Kyle Siler ; Antoine Archambault 等
期刊名称：College & Research Libraries
印刷版ISSN：0010-0870
电子版ISSN：2150-6701
出版年度：2021
卷号：82
期号：2
页码：219
DOI：10.5860/crl.82.2.219
出版社：Association of College & Research Libraries
摘要：Drawing on an original methodology using citations, downloads, and survey data, this paper analyzes journal usage patterns across 28 Canadian universities. Results show that usage levels vary across disciplines and that different academic platforms varied in their importance to different institutions, with for-profit platforms generally exhibiting lower usage. These results suggest economic inefficiencies exist in “big deal” academic journal subscriptions for universities, as most journals in such bundles are seldom or never used. We recommend that universities coordinate resource sharing and negotiate strategies with academic journal expenditures based on shared interests and usage trends.