Starting 2023, four universities are pausing or ending their Elsevier subscription due to exorbitant pricing.
Elsevier's subscription was costing them ~10% of their Libraries' entire budget.
"Elsevier’s prices have increased each year and have outpaced inflation"...this is despite Elsevier having the highest profit margins of virtually any other industry or publisher.
via https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/pressing-pause-on-elsevier-subscription/article_93c07dec-9120-11ed-8ce9-abbca97ab954.html
Figure via @MatteoCarandini
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Reminder that Elsevier also collects and likely monetizes your data: https://fediscience.org/@erinnacland/109553264296601209
You can join the >20,500 other academics who have pledged to refuse reviewing, publishing, or refereeing for Elsevier here: http://thecostofknowledge.com
@erinnacland @qui_oui I am working on getting rid of Mendeley but haven’t gotten it done yet, dammit.
@sladner @qui_oui @erinnacland moved from mendeley to zotero. Never looked back.
@rhgrouls @qui_oui @erinnacland I’m trying! But I have to sort out the many duplicate records
@sladner @rhgrouls @qui_oui @erinnacland There is a function in Zotero to do that semi automatically.
@sladner @rhgrouls @qui_oui @erinnacland Damn, I guess... Does Mendeley generate a lot of duplicate records?
Where do those come from, is it the transition process?
@rastinza @rhgrouls @qui_oui @erinnacland I’m not entirely sure. I think I’m just going to delete my Zotero library completely and start again. 🤞🏻
@rastinza @rhgrouls @qui_oui @erinnacland yes I used it but the “semi “ part is a long row to hoe