STM publisher Springer and the Universidad de Costa Rica in San Jose has announced a major deal that amounts to tens of thousands of eBook titles for researchers, students, faculty and library patrons of the university. The agreement is for five years, and consists of both the backlist and current titles going forward.
A major goal of the agreement was to fill in content gaps at the university, as well as secure new titles going forward. In the end the deal was signed for five years and includes the backlist of eBooks for 2011, 2012 and 2013, secures access to all new Springer eBook content until 2017, and includes all subject collections.
Both organisations heralded the deal as a landmark agreement.
