- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/39981) - []() - []() - []() # Library Budgets and the Pandemic: The Periodicals Price Survey 2021 Learn what the recent article in Library Journal has to say about the effects of the pandemic on library budgets, open access, the 2022 serials marketplace forecast, and more. ![Library Journal Serials Pricing Article blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/Library-Journal-Serials-Pricing-Article-blog-image-780.png) 20 April 2021 A recent article in *Library Journal*, “Periodicals Price Survey 2021: Looking Past the Pandemic to the New Periodicals Landscape: The New Abnormal,” by Barbara Albee, Stephen Bosch and Sion Romaine examines how library budgets have been affected by the pandemic and how libraries will survive and thrive after the pandemic subsides. Learn how some libraries have turned to open access solutions with multiple established models, while transformative agreements promise to make more content openly available. The article also provides a forecast for the 2022 serials marketplace indicating that content costs are still expected to outpace library budget increases and that these new agreements will not provide additional funds for library budgets or promise to make scholarly communications more sustainable. ### View the full article in Library Journal to learn more [ Continue reading ](https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=The-New-Abnormal-Periodicals-Price-Survey-2021) Category: [Workflow ](/blogs/ebscopost/category/workflow) Tags: [Collection development](/blogs/ebscopost/tag/collection-development) [Academic libraries](/blogs/ebscopost/tag/academic-libraries) [Public libraries](/blogs/ebscopost/tag/public-libraries) - Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/39981) - []() - []() - []() ## Related Posts [ ![library journal serials projection blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/library-journal-serials-projection-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/ebscopost/budget-pressures-and-serials-cost-inflation-periodicals-price-survey-2020) [Budget Pressures and Serials Cost Inflation: The Periodicals Price Survey 2020](/blogs/ebscopost/budget-pressures-and-serials-cost-inflation-periodicals-price-survey-2020) 21 April 2020 [ ![questions evaluating subscription agent blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/questions-evaluating-subscription-agent-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/ebscopost/questions-ask-when-evaluating-subscription-agent) [Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Subscription Agent](/blogs/ebscopost/questions-ask-when-evaluating-subscription-agent) 11 July 2019 [ ![ serials price projection blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/2021-serials-price-projection-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/ebscopost/2021-ebsco-serials-price-projection-report) [2021 EBSCO Serials Price Projection Report](/blogs/ebscopost/2021-ebsco-serials-price-projection-report) 7 October 2020