Primary Research Group has published: The Survey of Academic & Research Library Journal Purchasing Practices (1-57440-108-4). The 182-page study presents data about the journals acquisitions and management practices of an international sample of academic and research libraries.
Just a few of the report’s many findings:

• The libraries in the sample acquired a mean of more than 46% of their journal subscriptions in bundles of more then 50 titles.
• The libraries in sample canceled a mean of 53 journal titles in the past year.
• Mean spending on print edition only subscriptions was $130,721, less than a sixth of total spending.
• About a quarter of the libraries in the sample believe that open access has already slowed the increase in journal prices.
• 15.56% of the libraries in the sample have paid a publication
fee on behalf of an author from their institution.
• For 42.22% of the libraries in the sample, all new subscriptions to journals include electronic access.
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