Those journal cuts really catch up to you after a while

I rarely post about my line of work, but today I read about how the University of Pennsylvania libraries just cancelled over 2000 journal subscriptions. At once. Ouch.

Though Penn's situation is notable because of its scale, it is not at all unique. One of the final things I did at my old job at Binghamton was decide which journals to cancel. We had a major cancellation that year. At my current job, we've taken a slightly different approach, cutting a little bit each year. And I could very well have been faced with that massive cancellation myself, since I interviewed for a couple of jobs at Penn in years past.

There's a lot I could say about the squeeze we feel as the years go by. But that would be boring. Why not read about it on the flashy, interesting, punchy Create Change? I know some of you are current/future scholars, so this is an issue that affects you just as much as it affects me. If you really want to get the soapbox oration from me about this issue, corner me next time you see me and I'll be glad to bend your ear.

Note for those of you who don't care, because you work in IT or insurance or something: don't bring this up with me or any librarian unless you want a long impassioned stump speech. Because we're mad as hell, and, well, you know the rest.