#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.
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See https://clarivate.com/academia-government/blog/introducing-proquest-digital-collections-a-new-library-subscription-offering-unparalleled-breadth-value-and-access/ and https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clarivate-unveils-transformative-subscription-based-access-strategy-for-academia-302378040.html.
Serials crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serials_crisis
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