University of Iowa Libraries drops 820 subscriptions - Vanessa Miller, the Gazette

In light of soaring price hikes for scholarly journal, database, and e-book access — along with tightening budgets and limited campus resources — University of Iowa Libraries has identified 820 subscriptions to cancel, saving the department about $600,000. UI Libraries this month unveiled the list of journal, database, and e-book subscriptions officials have decided to discontinue or cancel as early as July 1 following a campuswide discussion and data analysis of subscription cost, use, and benefit. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-of-iowa-libraries-drops-820-subscriptions-journals-increasing-prices-20190517