The University of Arkansas Libraries are expected to enhance online resources and lower costs by 13% due to a new system-wide agreement. The agreement negotiated between academic publisher Elsevier and the UA System has already increased online access to nearly all of Elsevier’s 2,650 published journals.
The four-year contract will benefit the libraries at the U of A, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Angie Ohler, associate dean for content and digital initiatives at the U of A Libraries, served as the primary negotiator on behalf of the UA System Libraries. Others who helped with the agreement include Dan Boice (Monticello), Nancy Clark (UAMS), J.B. Hill (Little Rock), Maureen James-Barnes (Little Rock), Deb Kulczak (Fayetteville), Anne Liebst (Fort Smith), Lisa Smith (UAMS) and Mandi Smith (Fayetteville).
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