UC "Value-based Journal Pricing Report" released

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

Of possible interest:  A University of California libraries 
report exploring a "value-based" pricing model for scholarly 
journals has just been released and is available at:

<http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/cdc/valuebasedprices.pdf>

> From the press release: "The report is a direct outcome of the UC 
libraries' collective strategic priority to advance economically 
balanced and sustainable scholarly communication systems. The 
report details UC's rationale for value-based journal prices and 
modeling of prices for scholarly materials that are reasonable, 
transparent, and based upon the value of the material to the 
academic mission of the University of California."

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