West Virginia University

West Virginia University Libraries

Academic Library · United States

• https://library.wvu.edu/
• librarydeanoffice@mail.wvu.edu

Research Support and Engagement

https://library.wvu.edu/

Jonah McAllister-Erickson, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Phone: 304-293-0334
Email: dpi@mail.wvu.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The WVU Libraries publishing program is designed to meet the scholarly publishing needs of West Virginia University and the West Virginia scholarly community. We aim to provide open access and non-profit publishing expertise, services, and platforms to enhance the scholarly output options of our community.

• Publishing activities began: 2017
• Stage of publishing efforts: 2 - Early
• Open access focus: One priority among many
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
• Individual people: 2
• Students: Graduate student(s)
• Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Datasets
• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Grey literature
• Journals
• Monographs
• Posters

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Graduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  
• 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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