Norway and Elsevier Agree on Pilot National Licence for Research Access and Publishing
It follows news from mid-March that Unit (Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research) had decided not to renew with Elsevier and had signed a national licensing deal with Wiley.
Jefferson’s Unbuilt Plan for a University Botanical Garden
An exhibition tracing the origins of the University’s as yet unrealized botanical garden—intended by Thomas Jefferson for the slope behind Alderman Library and adjacent Nameless Field—and celebrating the splendid gift of Joel B. Gardner (Col ’70, Law ’74) of the Abbé Correia’s original manuscript plan.
Inside Higher Ed Reports on Couperin Consortium's Elsevier Deal
In a remarkable development, France's Couperin consortium negotiated a multi-year deal where the cost goes steadily down each year, reversing the long trend of annual price increases for Big Deals.
The Taper: Welcome to 'No Big Deal?'
Today we are launching 'No Big Deal?', a new feature of UVA Library News that will track the latest events and scholarship about the biggest vendors serving research libraries like ours.
Statement from Deans and Directors of Virginia Research Libraries on the University of California System’s Termination of Contract with Elsevier
The following open letter has been prepared and released by the Deans and Directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation with our campus communities about responsible stewardship of our investments in research.
Meg Kennedy
As the Albert & Shirley Small Special Collection’s Curator of Material Culture, Meg oversees curation, description, and access to the University’s Fine and Decorative Arts Collection and several significant archaeological and records collections including the Flowerdew Hundred Collection and recently excavated and legacy collections of archaeological artifacts associated with the history of the University of Virginia.
Library Renewal
Alderman plans a $160M next edition, with a new back cover
Walt Whitman at 200: Still ‘Encompassing Multitudes’ After All These Years
A 19th-century printer, journalist and essayist, Walt Whitman became America’s renowned poet many years after he shocked and unsettled American culture with the first publication of “Leaves of Grass” in 1855.
Six Things UVA Researchers Need to Know About the UC System Walking Away from Elsevier
In February, the University of California system (the UC) made a remarkable announcement: they are not renewing their “Big Deal” subscription with Elsev