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It is possible to cancel a big deal & still provide your community with essential research materials. We've profiled several campuses on the process to provide models for how it can happen & save your library millions.

Exit Interviews: Leaving Big Deals & Proprietary Products - SPARC Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email This profile series seeks to support libraries that are considering leaving big deal journal packages and other major proprietary products by sharing the increasing depth of experience that institutions have in pursuing this path. Currently, t...

SPARC has released an updated 2026 Financial Landscape Analysis covering the largest scholarly publishing & research analytics companies. Authored by market analyst Claudio Aspesi, the report tracks risks & cost pressures AI could create for this sector.

SPARC Landscape Analyses - SPARC Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Beginning in 2019, SPARC has regularly provided our community with market analyses and suggestions for accompanying action to better navigate the rapidly evolving research and education environments. This page hosts our most current analysis a...

In case you missed our recent post, SPARC is calling for a policy framework that makes openness in science the default & ensures publicly funded knowledge reaches the public that paid for it.

Publicly Funded Science Should Power American Innovation - SPARC Federally funded research belongs to the public — but the current publishing system is holding it back. Here's what Congress should do to fix scientific communication.