<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Forwarding from SPARC via the Liblicense mailing list.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">>></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div>SPARC is pleased to release <a href="https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-cancellation-tracking/" target="_blank">a new resource</a> exploring a growing trend within the global library community - the cancellation of so-called "big deals" (large bundles of journal titles sold at a discount off of aggregate list price). The goals of this resource are threefold: to contextualize why a growing number of libraries worldwide have undertaken big deal assessments and cancellations; to detail what specifics steps libraries have taken to "cut the cord"; and to provide practical resources for libraries interested in evaluating collection strategies, honing value-for-money calculations, integrating faculty input into the process, and negotiating an exit from big deals. The resource includes a detailed look at what more than two dozen libraries from all around the world have done to assess and adjust their approaches to these bundled subscription schemes.</div><div><br></div><div>We invite you to both explore SPARC's <a href="https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-cancellation-tracking/" target="_blank">big deal cancellation resource</a>, and to add your voice to the dialog. If you have experience in evaluating and cancelling subscription journal bundles, please <a>let us know</a> if we can add your data to the resource. Additionally, if you are at a library considering its own big deal assessment and could benefit from the insight of your peers, please don't hesitate to <a>contact SPARC</a> for guidance.</div><span class="m_-5259777309106516657m_-2738731798723358159m_-2242825497283968812HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_-5259777309106516657m_-2738731798723358159m_-2242825497283968812m_-1197462505781363539HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>*******</div><div><br></div></font></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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