Hey folks- I tried to work with Elsevier but we had no choice but to break our big deal. https://twitter.com/unclibrary/status/1248284710020808710

We are free to select what titles we want. No more 'cable packages' of journals that we don't read or value.

These for-profit publishers act as if higher ed. has a bottomless pit of money reserved for them. This is delusional.

Once we get through this pandemic, higher education will have even more financial constraints. And will not be in a position to pay publishers millions of dollars for research that is behind a paywall.

One thing I have learned from this pandemic is that researchers need to collaborate and will collaborate internationally to solve problems, alleviate human suffering, and to understand the human condition. These paywalls are unjust and create unnecessary barriers. #OAintheUSA