Managing without a subscription agent: the experience of doing it yourself
In October 2015 Stockholm University Library (SUB) decided to no longer use the services of a subscription agent for managing individual journal subscriptions. Instead, SUB has taken a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to subscriptions management and now renews and orders new journals directly from each...
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Ubiquity Press
2017-11-01
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| description | In October 2015 Stockholm University Library (SUB) decided to no longer use the services of a subscription agent for managing individual journal subscriptions. Instead, SUB has taken a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to subscriptions management and now renews and orders new journals directly from each publisher. In the light of two years of experience, this article discusses the key findings of this new way of working with subscriptions, the differences between the first and second year of renewing directly with publishers and the pros and cons of not using an agent. The article ends with a few recommendations and things for other libraries to consider before making the decision to do without a subscription agent and explains why SUB has decided to continue with the DIY approach. 'Based on a breakout session presented at the 40th UKSG Annual Conference, Harrogate, April 2017 ' |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fab18fb02634b1f89cf9cb7e83697fb2022-12-22T03:05:28ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal2048-77542017-11-01303626910.1629/uksg.372357Managing without a subscription agent: the experience of doing it yourselfLisa Lovén0Elin Palm1Lisa Lovén Librarian, Licensing Co-ordinator Stockholm University LibrarySystems Librarian, Stockholm School of EconomicsIn October 2015 Stockholm University Library (SUB) decided to no longer use the services of a subscription agent for managing individual journal subscriptions. Instead, SUB has taken a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to subscriptions management and now renews and orders new journals directly from each publisher. In the light of two years of experience, this article discusses the key findings of this new way of working with subscriptions, the differences between the first and second year of renewing directly with publishers and the pros and cons of not using an agent. The article ends with a few recommendations and things for other libraries to consider before making the decision to do without a subscription agent and explains why SUB has decided to continue with the DIY approach. 'Based on a breakout session presented at the 40th UKSG Annual Conference, Harrogate, April 2017 'https://insights.uksg.org/articles/372 |
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