Primary Research Group has published Survey of Scholarly Journal Licensing & Acquisition Practices, 2012 Edition, ISBN 1-57440-185-8.

This 106-page report examines the scholarly journal licensing and acquisition practices of academic and special libraries, highlighting trends in journal subscriptions, publishers' pricing policies, and library spending on both print and online access journals. Based on a survey of 47 libraries from the United States and abroad, the report details library budgets for scholarly journals over the past two years as well as projections through 2013 while exploring the library's relationship and satisfaction with various subscription agents, including Ebsco, Harrasowitz, and Swets, among others. How has the open access movement affected journal prices and how willing have libraries been to embrace it? How many subscriptions have libraries cancelled over the past year and how many new ones have they added? What role do consortia play in journal purchasing and how do they affect journal acquisition policies?

Just a few of the many findings from this report are:

• Libraries in the sample currently subscribe to a mean of 2,356 individual journals that require yearly or monthly subscription fees
• 43.92% of library spending on scholarly journals is accounted for by deals negotiated through consortia
• 48.65% of libraries barcode bound serials
  
• In 2011-12, open access journals will account for a mean of 8.62% of library journal subscriptions
• Over the past five years, academic libraries have decreased onsite shelf space for scholarly journals by a mean of 8.8%

The study is available in print and PDF format for $93.50. Site licenses are offered at $249.00. To view a table of contents and sample data, or to order a copy of the report, please visit the publication's page here.