A new RIN briefing note calls on all key stakeholders to work together to find creative, practical and sustainable solutions to this growing risks to scholarly books and journals due to the current economic difficulties.

Scholarly books and journals at risk outlines the challenges faced, highlights the trend of cancelling print journals in favour or electronic journals, centrally negotiated ‘big-deals’, the situation facing library budgeting considerations and calls on all the key stakeholders to pull together to solve this serious and unforeseen challenge to the vitality of the UK’s research base.