The University of California system has chosen not to renew their multi-million dollar subscription with academic publishing giant Elsevier. At the heart of the issue is affordability, and the ability to make UC research available open access.
Read more in the Berkeley News: In push for open access, UC breaks ties with publishing giant Elsevier & Why UC split with publishing giant Elsevier
…see Elsevier’s official response on twitter.
(via Matthew Hukulak @jmhukulak and Kim Nayyer @kimnayyer)