The 2021 Update to the SPARC Landscape Analysis and Roadmap for Action describes the latest developments in what are now well-established concerns — rising market concentration, increased bundling, further divergence in the interests of academic institutions and the vendors that claim to serve them — and tracks emerging concerns that have grown over the past year. 

This is the first of two briefings with Claudio Aspesi, market expert and the lead author of the 2021 Update. Claudio will summarize the key points of the report and discuss its implications with participants, with the primary focus on the implications for research.