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October 3, 2025Open Access

The Impact of Transformative Agreements on Reading and Publishing Behavior

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Authors are more likely to opt for hybrid publishing when not previously considering this option, leading to shifts in publication behavior.
Surveys conducted over a six-year period of contracts between a major publisher and an academic library reveal changing dynamics in publishing.
The position of academic librarians is increasingly constrained by limited funds and authority, challenging their ability to meet authors' needs.
The study emphasizes the role of transformative agreements in shaping academic publishing landscapes and librarian engagement.

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Academic librarians often work to educate and guide authors, fostering trust within the ever-changing processes of academic publishing. This article analyzes collection development decisions by assessing the outcomes of a six-year period of contracts between a big five publisher and an academic library that culminated in a transformative agreement. Funded institutional authors were surveyed to investigate the impact of the publish portion of the transformative agreement on their open access choices. Authors were more likely to choose hybrid publishing in cases where they had not considered the option. The library’s position, situated between the needs of authors and publishers, is increasingly one of limited funds and limited authority.

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