"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This issue includes the following articles: (1) Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries (Marilyn S. Billings, Sarah C. Hutton, Jay Schafer, Charles M. Schweik, and Matt Sheridan); (2) E-Book Licensing and Research Libraries--Negotiating Principles and Price in an Emerging Market (Charles B. Lowry and Julia C. Blixrud); and (3) Research Library Trends: A Historical Picture of Services, Resources, and Spending (Martha Kyrillidou). Individual articles contain endnotes.