Villanova University

Falvey Library

Academic Library · United States

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Journals at Villanova University

https://library.villanova.edu/about-falvey/library-initiatives/journals-at-villanova-university

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
In support of Villanova University’s academic mission, the library is committed to the creation and dissemination of scholarship; utilizing digital modes and exploring new media for scholarly communication; and whenever possible, fostering open and public access to the intellectual contributions it publishes.

• Publishing activities began: 2009
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most
• Publishing Languages: English; Igbo

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Services distributed across library units/departments
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
• Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Journals

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Individual faculty, Graduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g., local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

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Additional Information

Future Plans:
Continued cultivation of on-campus partnerships with the goal of developing and launching new faculty-driven peer reviewed journal projects in a variety of disciplines; building and expanding on the service model for our publishing program.

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