Earlier this year, the University of California cancelled its contract with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scholarly journals, due to unacceptable license terms and subscription costs. Carolina’s University Libraries is now in renewal negotiations with Elsevier, seeking an affordable and sustainable agreement that is consistent with both Faculty Council Resolution 2019-8, “On Containing the Costs of Published Research,” and the University’s open access policy.
Learn more about these issues at one of three Library-sponsored town halls (RSVP requested):
- Thursday, October 31. 9 am. – 11 a.m. 214 Davis Library. RSVP
- Wednesday, November 6. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 214 Davis Library. RSVP
- Tuesday, November 12. Noon – 2 p.m. 214 Davis Library. RSVP
Suggested background reading:
- Statement from University Librarian Elaine Westbrooks on the UC System’s Termination of Elsevier Subscriptions
- The Real Cost of Knowledge (The Atlantic, March 4, 2019)
- UNC Faculty Council Resolution 2019-8, “On Containing the Costs of Published Research”
- Unsustainable Scholarship: How Private Companies Control Research in Higher Education (DTH, September 18, 2019)
- University Librarian Elaine Westbrooks is on a mission to open Carolina’s research to all (The Well, October 11, 2019)