The University of Toronto Press (UTP) recently made an agreement with EBSCO to distribute most of the Press’s journals exclusively via EBSCO databases, effective January 1, 2026. This affects the journals for which we currently have UTP-direct subscriptions. The main impact of this change for UAL is that we will no longer collect new issues of two (2) UTP journals. This is because the only way to do so is to pay for expensive EBSCO database upgrades, which is not justifiable given current budget constraints.
In the context of our UAL collection, there are seven (7) journals affected.
Journals where current access to new issues will continue (with the relevant EBSCO database indicated):
- Calico (Education Research Complete)
- Canadian Journal of Communication (Communication & Mass Media Complete)
- Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CINAHL Plus with Full Text)
- East Asian Pragmatics (Communications & Mass Media Complete)
- Physiotherapy Canada (CINAHL Plus with Full Text)
Journals whose new contents, January 1 onward, we will no longer have access to:
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (available through CAB Abstracts with Full Text; we have CAB Abstracts)
- Sociolinguistic Studies (available through MLA with Full Text; we have MLA International Bibliography)
For articles published January 1 onward in these two journals, please recommend ILL.