The Association of Research Libraries developed the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in 1997, an alliance of academic and research libraries and other organizations, to address the crisis and develop and promote alternatives, such as open access.
Na primer, prednost, ki jo pri tem lahko uživa neki bolnik je, da imajo njegov zdravnik in ostali zdravstveni delavci dostop do izsledkov najnovejših raziskav, ki lahko vsebujejo pomembne podatke za nadaljnje zdravljenje.