Scholarly Publishing and Libraries

This guide presents information for those interested in learning about what West Virginia University and the WVU Libraries are doing in response to budget cuts and the current climate in the relationship between researchers, scholarly publishing and academic libraries.

Presentations for those curious about the budget:

• The WVU Campus Budget Conversation 
• WVU Libraries Budget Presentation for employees
• Journal Unbundling: How faculty and libraries work together

For researchers:

How to

• obtain articles and other library materials needed for your research
• link Google Scholar to our holdings to expedite access 
• learn about
  • Open Access and scholarly communication
  • the WVU Libraries Open Access Scholar Fund 
  • Open Access and You