Clarivate launches subscription-based access strategy

Clarivate has launched a subscription-based content access strategy, while also phasing out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print and digital books for libraries.

The company says the new approach, will be introduced throughout 2025 “breaks down barriers through broad and affordable access to highly curated, trusted academic resources, including Ebooks and primary digital collections, enabling every library to support research, teaching and learning goals”.

Two products are being introduced:

ProQuest Ebooks:

• More than 700,000 Ebooks, across 10 core disciplines, plus additional essential interdisciplinary titles;
• A new Ebook Central Reader app to enable students to read and bookmark on the go; and
• The addition of Ebook Central Research Assistant, a new AI tool designed to enhance student learning and streamline research.

ProQuest Digital Collections:

• More than 160 million primary source items complemented by over 2,500 full-text scholarly journals, more than 24,000 video titles, and 15 million audio tracks;
• Access to nine ProQuest One discipline solutions including Anthropology, Entertainment & Popular Culture, Global Studies & International Relations, History, Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Arts & Design; and
• ProQuest Research Assistant will expand over time to fully support ProQuest Digital Collections.

Bar Veinstein, President, Academia & Government at Clarivate said: “We’re addressing libraries’ evolving needs by breaking down barriers and delivering seamless access to our curated content. Our goal is to make learning and research more accessible and affordable at a large scale, unlocking opportunities for every library, in every classroom and at every research department.

“Through this transformative approach, we’re helping institutions connect end users with academic AI tools grounded in comprehensive curated content, reinforcing libraries’ essential role in upholding academic integrity and excellence.

“From the introduction of Ebook subscriptions to index-based linking and discovery, creating cloud-based library management systems and academic AI research assistants, we have a proven history of pioneering and collaborating at the forefront of the industry.

“We’re now embarking on a new era in how institutions and their users access and consume content. We are committed to working as closely as ever with libraries and publishers, providing the guidance and solutions needed to meet the evolving needs of the community.”

For more information on ProQuest Ebooks, see here. For more information on ProQuest Digital Collections click here.

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