[GOAL] Fwd: [SCHOLCOMM] New Zealand subscription prices

[Richard Poynder]

Forwarding from Scholcomm.

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Hi all,

A colleague in New Zealand, Dr Mark C Wilson, has used Official Information
requests and appeals over the past 3.5 years to obtain "fairly complete
information on NZ university expenditure on journals by Elsevier, Springer,
Wiley, Taylor & Francis 2013-2016”.

The slightly processed data is here:  https://figshare.com/
articles/Spreadsheet_of_journal_subscription_costs/5656069/1 and the raw
replies here: *https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5656054*
<https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5656054>
The numbers are eye opening. Elsevier 2016 expenditure:

   - Auckland University (33,000 students and 2200 staff) $1.55 million
   (~£780,000)
   - Otago University (19,000 students and 1600 staff) $1.59 million
   (~£790,000)

Danny

Dr Danny Kingsley

Deputy Director - Scholarly Communication & Research Services

Cambridge University Library
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