Cost per Use Overvalues Journal Subscriptions

Authors

Curtis L. Kendrick, Binghamton University--SUNYFollow

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

9-5-2019

Keywords

Journal costs, cost per use, Journal usage studies

Abstract

Usage has become a critical metric for establishing the value of a given journal or content bundle in many circumstances, including licensing negotiations between publishers and libraries. This piece raises some probing questions about whether cost-per-use is the appropriate metric for measuring the comparative value of library subscriptions.

Publisher Attribution

The Scholarly Kitchen: What’s Hot and Cooking In Scholarly Publishing

Recommended Citation

Kendrick, Curtis L., "Cost per Use Overvalues Journal Subscriptions" (2019). Library Scholarship. 79.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/librarian_fac/79

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