#Clarivate have announced today they will phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print and digital books for libraries this year. As of 2026, libraries will only be able to license their content for a limited period of time. This is very bad news for academic and research libraries. Over time, this will force libraries to cancel subscriptions, as the #serials_crisis has made abundantly clear in the past. And they will not even be able to maintain their collections.