UC "Value-based Journal Pricing Report" released

Of possible interest:  A University of California libraries

report exploring a "value-based" pricing model for
scholarly 
journals has just been released and is available at:

<http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.
edu/cdc/valuebasedprices.pdf>

>From the press release: "The report is a direct
outcome of the UC 
libraries' collective strategic priority to advance
economically 
balanced and sustainable scholarly communication systems.
The 
report details UC's rationale for value-based journal prices
and 
modeling of prices for scholarly materials that are
reasonable, 
transparent, and based upon the value of the material to the

academic mission of the University of California."

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