From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 07:58:01 -0500

For those following the story:

From Nature, February 14th, 2017

"A stand-off in which dozens of German universities declined to pay
for access to journals from publishing giant Elsevier has been
partially resolved.

"For more than 40 days, thousands of scientists were cut off from
Elsevier journals. But the Dutch publisher said on 13 February that it
had chosen to restore their access even though underlying negotiations
for a nationwide German licence have not yet been settled.

“The continuing access for the affected institutions will be in place
while good-faith discussions about a nationwide contract carry on.
This reflects our support for German research and our expectation that
an agreement can be reached,” the publisher said in a statement."

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http://www.nature.com/news/german-scientists-regain-access-to-elsevier-journals-1.21482?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0daaFpURTNOMlJoTnpKbSIsInQiOiJsVzFKVXNSak5PZWtpY3o5bjJWWXBqcE9SUGY5d0t4MG1OMGo1VHJrYmpTZUw5QThFUE1HNzYyeENQUGNEc2hRcmJjWmdHR2FuaWJSSmZjb0xMWjlkOVFYTzE2aFZhMzVObDN4Q2lTWlwvQXBZTHB5a3RLUEJ3aWg1aU5SNFN6XC95In0%3D