Big Deal Cancellations and Scholarly Publishing: Insights from Faculty and Graduate Student Interviews.

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Title:	Big Deal Cancellations and Scholarly Publishing: Insights from Faculty and Graduate Student Interviews.
Authors:	Hare, Madelaine¹ maddie.hare@dal.ca, Mongeon, Philippe^2,3 pmongeon@dal.ca, Cassady, Samuel⁴ scassady@uwo.ca, Johnson, Catherine⁵ cjohn24@uwo.ca
Source:	College & Research Libraries. Jul2026, Vol. 87 Issue 4, p459-485. 27p.
Abstract:	Big Deal cancellations are increasingly undertaken by academic librarians faced with rising subscription costs and shrinking collections budgets. While past research has focused on librarians' decision-making processes and communication strategies, this study aims to understand the perspectives and experiences of faculty and graduate students with Big Deal cancellations through interviews at three medium-sized Canadian institutions. It considers cancellations as a collaborative process of information exchange, rather than a top-down process. This study's findings can inform how cancellation projects might be undertaken with enhanced understandings of their lived realities of Big Deals and the current state of scholarly publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Big Deal cancellations are increasingly undertaken by academic librarians faced with rising subscription costs and shrinking collections budgets. While past research has focused on librarians' decision-making processes and communication strategies, this study aims to understand the perspectives and experiences of faculty and graduate students with Big Deal cancellations through interviews at three medium-sized Canadian institutions. It considers cancellations as a collaborative process of information exchange, rather than a top-down process. This study's findings can inform how cancellation projects might be undertaken with enhanced understandings of their lived realities of Big Deals and the current state of scholarly publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00100870