On February 18, 2025, Clarivate announced their plans to phase out one-time purchases of print and e-books by the end of 2025. According to Bar Veinstein (President, Academia and Government), Clarivate is “addressing libraries’ evolving needs by breaking down barriers and delivering seamless access to. . .curated content. [Clarivate’s] goal is to make learning and research more accessible and affordable at a large scale, unlocking opportunities for every library, in every classroom and at every research department”.

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• Amell, B., (2025), "Clarivate announces plans to phase out one-time perpetual purchases of e-books", HSSCommons: (DOI: 10.25547/TFFZ-YG22)

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1. licensing agreements
2. open access
3. research libraries
4. scholarly communication
5. scholarly publishing

Original publication: Amell, Brittany. "Clarivate announces plans to phase out one-time perpetual purchases of e-books". Open Scholarship Policy Observatory, 13 June 2025, https://ospolicyobservatory.uvic.ca/clarivate-announces-plans-to-phase-out-one-time-perpetual-purchases-of-e-books/

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