1. Breaking the Big Deal ASERL Jonathan Nabe October 25, 2016
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2. About SIUC Doctoral Higher Research Activity
ARL member, 3 million volumes and a budget of $5 million

3. Effects of Leaving Lost access ILLs increase, minimally
Significant budget savings
Increased flexibility in collection development

4. Effects - Budget 2004, 24% of our budget for 3 big deals
2008, 33% for same deals
We save about $400,000 per year by leaving
More than our book budget

5. A lost big deal Wiley: 2001-2010 597 non-subscribed titles
11,254 downloads from these titles in year prior to departure

6. Effects - ILLs Over five year period:
ILLs average 2% of the download figures, annually
47% of lost titles have had no ILL requests
Average number of ILL requests per title is less than 2

7. Effects - Collection Development
We can and do cancel by need, not by contract
Protection of non-Big Deal publishers
Protection of the book funds

8. Effects – of Not leaving
Cancellations disproportionately made to the publications of smaller publishers, for institutions with Big Deals
Smaller publishers sell out to the bigger commercial publishers, for protection of subscriptions and income

9. Conclusion Lost access – to peripheral titles
Minimal impact on workload and ILL fees
High and increasing savings
Flexibility
Help shape a more sustainable and balanced scholarly publishing environment

10. Thanks!
Jonathan Nabe