(11 Nov 2021) As Big Deals start to disappear, the desire that motivated them—easy and instant access to massive amounts of content – doesn’t. In response to cutting subscription access, many institutions put in place ‘alternative access’ strategies to provide pathways to accessing content that was previously available via subscription.
In this resource, SPARC explores some of the major parts of alternative access as part of SPARC’s efforts to help our member libraries save money and secure better deals in negotiations with publishers.
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