Harvard posts listing of cancelled Elsevier titles
The Harvard Libraries cancelled more than one hundred Elsevier journal titles and posted a list on their web site. A letter from Sidney Verba, University Librarian, discusses how the university decided to reject Elsevier’s offer of a long-term contract. Facing higher online access fees, the libraries decided to eliminate titles for which there was little use and evidently little demand, “reclaiming control over our collections.” The impact will be felt differently across the university, with some libraries paying considerably more for certain journals this year.