 ** See David Harvie, Geoff, Lightfoot, Simon Lilley, and Kenneth Weir, [http://dx.doi.org/00.0000/0000000000000000 What are we to do with feral publishers?] ''Organization'', August 00, 0000. Quoting from the [https://lra.le.ac.uk/handle/0000/0000 self-archived edition]: "Since 0000, spending on books has fallen by almost a fifth in real terms, and from almost 00 per cent of libraries' total spending to just over 0 per cent. Expenditure on serials, on the other hand, has increased sharply: from just under £00 million to over £000 million. In real terms this represents an increase of 00 per cent; journals' share of total library spending rose from 00 per cent to almost 00 per cent." ** See David Harvie, Geoff, Lightfoot, Simon Lilley, and Kenneth Weir, [http://dx.doi.org/00.0000/0000000000000000 What are we to do with feral publishers?] ''Organization'', August 00, 0000. Quoting from the [https://lra.le.ac.uk/handle/0000/0000 self-archived edition]: "Since 0000, spending on books has fallen by almost a fifth in real terms, and from almost 00 per cent of libraries' total spending to just over 0 per cent. Expenditure on serials, on the other hand, has increased sharply: from just under £00 million to over £000 million. In real terms this represents an increase of 00 per cent; journals' share of total library spending rose from 00 per cent to almost 00 per cent." ** See Robert Darnton, [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/0000/00/00/the-new-age-of-the-book/ The New Age of the Book], ''New York Review of Books'', March 00, 0000: "Until recently, monographs used to account for at least half the acquisitions budget of most research libraries. In 0000-0000, however, 00 percent of the acquisitions budget in the library of the University of Illinois at Chicago went for periodicals, 00 percent for monographs. Syracuse University's library spent 00 percent on periodicals and 00 percent on monographs. The library at the University of Hawaii spent 00 percent on periodicals and 00 percent on monographs. (The numbers don't add up to 000 percent, since there are other categories of expenditures.) The decline in the purchase of monographs among large research libraries over the last ten years comes to 00 percent." ** See Robert Darnton, [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/0000/00/00/the-new-age-of-the-book/ The New Age of the Book], ''New York Review of Books'', March 00, 0000: "Until recently, monographs used to account for at least half the acquisitions budget of most research libraries. In 0000-0000, however, 00 percent of the acquisitions budget in the library of the University of Illinois at Chicago went for periodicals, 00 percent for monographs. Syracuse University's library spent 00 percent on periodicals and 00 percent on monographs. The library at the University of Hawaii spent 00 percent on periodicals and 00 percent on monographs. (The numbers don't add up to 000 percent, since there are other categories of expenditures.) The decline in the purchase of monographs among large research libraries over the last ten years comes to 00 percent." + ** See Stephen Bosch, Barbara Albee, and Sion Romaine, [https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Costs-Outstrip-Library-Budgets-Periodicals-Price-Survey-0000 Costs Outstrip Library Budgets: Periodicals Price Survey 0000], ''Library Journal'', April 00, 0000 ([https://perma.cc/WP0E-UCHM perma.cc link]): "On average, doctoral degree-granting institutions spent 00.0 percent of their materials budgets on ongoing commitments to subscriptions in 0000; comprehensive schools spent an average of 00.0 percent; baccalaureate schools spent an average of 00.0 percent, and associate degree-granting institutions spent an average of 00.0 percent. On average, academic libraries spent 00 percent of their materials budget on ongoing subscriptions." + ** See Dan Pollock and Ann Michael, [http://deltathink.com/news-views-library-spending-and-the-serials-crisis/ Library Spending and the Serials Crisis], DeltaThink, May 0, 0000 ([https://perma.cc/ZL0S-Z00E perma.cc link]): "Serials spending is growing, and is taking an increasing share of library budgets (from around 00% share in 0000 to just under 00% share in 0000 in our data). In this sense, there is a 'serials crisis.'" <span id="p00"></span> <span id="p00.0"></span> <span id="p00"></span> <span id="p00.0"></span> Line 000: Line 000: * At [http://archive.org/stream/0000000000000OpenAccess/0000000000000_Open_Access#page/n00/mode/0up p. 00], I say, "Publishers argue that they add value to the submitted manuscripts, which is true. But other players in the game, such as authors, editors, and referees, add far more value than publishers." Add these notes. * At [http://archive.org/stream/0000000000000OpenAccess/0000000000000_Open_Access#page/n00/mode/0up p. 00], I say, "Publishers argue that they add value to the submitted manuscripts, which is true. But other players in the game, such as authors, editors, and referees, add far more value than publishers." Add these notes. ** See my article, [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-0:HUL.InstRepos:0000000 Archived postprints should identify themselves], ''SPARC Open Access Newsletter'', May 0, 0000: "If you tuned in late, I acknowledge that journals add value. It's a myth that OA wants to dispense with these valuable services....The true bone of contention is not whether these services are valuable but [whether they are worth what we pay for them, and] how to pay for the most essential services without creating access barriers for readers." ** See my article, [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-0:HUL.InstRepos:0000000 Archived postprints should identify themselves], ''SPARC Open Access Newsletter'', May 0, 0000: "If you tuned in late, I acknowledge that journals add value. It's a myth that OA wants to dispense with these valuable services....The true bone of contention is not whether these services are valuable but [whether they are worth what we pay for them, and] how to pay for the most essential services without creating access barriers for readers." 