Economics is driving this
- Paper and freight are getting more expensive
- Subscription costs have been rising at about double CPI
for last 20 years
- Libraries have to keep cutting monograph acquisitions
to keep up journals
- Some journals still have to be cut and are entering the
'downwards spiral of death'
- The current system is unsustainable
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Some possible future models:
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free
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site licences
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page charges
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pay per view
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subscription
