SCONUL and its partners received a response from the Clarivate CEO to our letter of 27 February

SCONUL and its partners received a response from the Clarivate CEO to our letter of 27 February.

This apologises for the lack of community consultation and extends the option for perpetual purchases for both print and ebooks on its platforms to 30 June 2026.

It also makes the following commitments:

• We remain unequivocally committed to preserving perpetual access to previously purchased Ebook Central titles.
• We are committed to increased investment in Rialto as an ebook marketplace, enabling title-by-title ebook purchasing from publishers and other vendors.
• We will work with vendors, such as EBSCO, to integrate with their book and purchasing platforms, to maximize choice and workflow efficiency for customers.
• We will expand benchmark and collection development tools in Rialto, providing you with insights to more efficiently make book selection, purchase and access decisions.

To further support the changes announced:

• We will extend the ability for customers to make perpetual purchases for both print and ebooks on all platforms, including Ebook Central, OASIS, Rialto and GOBI through June 30, 2026.
• We reaffirm our commitment to always facilitate title-by-title perpetual access purchasing through the Rialto marketplace of ebooks from publishers and aggregators.

SCONUL and colleagues from across the sector will be meeting the CEO of Clarivate shortly to discuss the sector’s requirements.