Friend, Frederick J.; (2003) Big deal - good deal? Or is there a better deal? Learned Publishing , 16 (2) pp. 153-155.

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The purchase by library consortia of all journals published by one publisher - the so-called Big Deal - is bad for small publishers and for large libraries even if - in the short-term - good for large publishers and for small libraries. The publishing and library communities need to find alternative purchasing models which provide better deals for those disadvantaged by the prevalence of the Big Deal, while retaining the benefit of scale in negotiation and supply.

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