Purdue University Libraries in Negotiations with Elsevier

This past June, we alerted Elsevier that we must reduce Purdue’s total spend on publications by $1.5M.  This reduction is necessary due to the Libraries’ allocated budget and also reflects the need for more fair and equitable pricing.  Purdue pays more for Elsevier subscriptions than many of our peer institutions, and our contracts are based on a complicated and archaic pricing strategy that favors Elsevier while hurting universities like Purdue.  

Carla M Arton

Carla Arton is the Director of Technology Solutions at the University of Virginia Library. Her team of project managers, analysts and software engineers support library stakeholders in the research, adoption, and use of third-party applications to improve and enhance Library services and user experience. Carla’s interests are in Technology Solutions that support discovery of and access to Digital Collections and Electronic Resources for Research, Teaching, and Learning.

UT System joins Texas Library Coalition to improve access to scientific journals

The University of Texas System has joined the Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) to rethink how university libraries collectively can improve access to faculty research and to push for changes to the costly subscription models offered by publishers of academic journals. A total of 41 institutions in Texas have now joined the Coalition – including the 14 UT institutions – making it the largest and most diverse consortia of its kind and giving it significant negotiating power.

Rose C. Oliveira-Abbey

Accessioning Archivist collaborates with colleagues within the Library and the University to ensure appropriate and timely access to primary resource materials. This position is responsible for describing and facilitating access to newly acquired primary resource materials and works closely with staff engaged in this work.

Amy J. Hunsaker

Amy works directly with UVA performing arts faculty and students to provide support for scholarship and creativity.  This includes providing instruction sessions and workshops, and creating online guides and tutorials. She also offers individual research assistance to students and faculty, which includes providing consultations and supporting specialized collection development. Amy programs events, writes and administers grants, and collaborates with University units on projects.

cOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods

Publishers commonly require authors to sign exclusive publishing agreements which restrict what authors can do with their research findings, including making articles Open Access in line with their funders’ requirements. To address this problem, cOAlition S has developed a Rights Retention Strategy, which will empower their funded researchers to publish in their journal of choice, including subscription journals, and provide Open Access in compliance with Plan S.

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