Why the ‘Big Deal’ is a Bad Deal for Universities

BALL, David. Why the ‘Big Deal’ is a Bad Deal for Universities. E-ICOLC conference, 5th, 2003/10/23-25. Accessibility <http://www.deflink.dk/upload/doc_filer/doc_alle/1295_ball.ppt>, visited 2007/05/03.

DUBLIN CORE ANALYSIS

DC- Title: Why the ‘Big Deal’ is a Bad Deal for Universities
DC- Creator: BALL, David
DC- Subject: big deals, university libraries, electronic documentary resources, publishers, consortia
DC- Description: Presents “big deals” disadvantages for university libraries. This contract form proposed by publishers is contested by many libraries.
DC- Publisher: Denmark's Electronic Research Library
DC- Contributor: International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)
DC- Date: 2003/10/23-25
DC- Type: power point presentation
DC- Format: power point
DC- Identifier: http://www.deflink.dk/e-icolc/slides.htm
DC- Source: 5th E-ICOLC Conference, Denmark, (Elsinore, Comwell Borupgaard) 2003/10/23-25
DC- Language: English
DC- Relation: ---
DC- Coverage: international
DC- Rights: ©1998-2002 Denmark's Electronic Research Library - Danish National Library Authority in corporation with the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Why the ‘Big Deal’ is a Bad Deal for Universities
2. Summary
3. Where Does the Money Go?
4. Why Are Academic Publishers Rewarded?
5. Distorting Factors
6. The Power of Consortia?
7. Looking-Glass Economics of the Must-Have Journal
8. Looking-Glass Economics of the Must-Have Journal/2
9. The Must-Have Publisher
10. The Big Deal - What is it?
11. The Big Deal - Advantages
12. The Big Deal - More Content?
13. North Carolina: Science Direct
14. Emerald Study (Ingenta Institute)
15. Tenopir’s Survey of Surveys
16. The Big Deal - Dangers
17. The Little Porridge Pot