Timeline

2021

• August  New website about journal collections launched
• August VCU Libraries Collections librarians prepare report on possible cancellations
• Fall semester List of possible cancellations announced and published for comments
• Throughout fall semester, liaison librarians meet with faculty in schools they work with to brief them on “Big Deal” negotiations
• Fall semester VCU Libraries hosts series of open ‘town hall” style meetings scheduled to discuss journal collection with faculty
• Dean of Libraries discusses Big Deal negotiations with Dean’s Council and Associate Provosts
• December 31, 2021 Elsevier contract expires

VCU Libraries communications on journal sustainability

• October 2020
  • Interim Dean of Libraries Presentation to VCU Council of Deans
• September 2020
  • Journal package pricing for VCU updated for 2020
  • VIVA suspends open-access publishing funding program
• August 2020
  • VCU Libraries invites feedback on proposed journal and database cancellations
  • Virginia’s research library leaders to host online forum on sustainable scholarship Oct. 2
• May 2020
  • Open Access publishing funding stream ends May 15
• November 2019
  • VCU Libraries presentation to Research Development Advisory Council
• September 2019
  • Dean of Libraries Presentation to VCU Faculty Senate on Journal Costs
• April 2019
  • Journal package pricing for VCU first shared
  • FAQ on Journal Packages
  • Virginia research libraries issue joint letter in support of UC decision on Elsevier
  • Six Things VCU Faculty and Researchers Should Know About the UC Decision