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VIVA: VIVA Publishing

Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

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VIVA Publishing

VIVA Publishing, a part of the VIVA Open Grant program, provides publishing programs and services to assist grantees in the creation of high quality, accessible resources in a timely manner. 

Services

Publishing Platforms

VIVA provides publishing platforms to all grant recipients. Instructors and Librarians at VIVA member institutions may also use these platforms to share their resources. 

Publishing Services

VIVA has partnered with Knowledge Works Global (KGL) to provide publishing services to VIVA Grant Recipients. Services provide support for the full publishing process, from peer review to print-on-demand. 

VIVA coordinates publishing services for VIVA Open Grant recipients, and member institutions can use the contract as a vehicle to support local publishing efforts. 

More information can be found on the KGL Contract on the VIVA Contracts page.

Programs

VIVA Rapid Publishing Program

The VIVA Rapid Publishing Program provides infrastructure and support for the creation of OER which fill a gap in an area of high need for Virginia higher education. The program aims to fill these OER gaps on an accelerated timeline, with resources completed approximately 1.5 years after the team is assembled. Once a need has been identified, VIVA assembles a multi-institutional team and provides infrastructure for rapid authorship, publishing support, and outreach and adopt grants for completed projects.

VIVA New Editions Program

Ongoing support of Open Education Resources is key to ensure the resource remains current and without error or technological issues and continues to enable impactful learning experiences for students. As such, VIVA has established a New Editions Program for those VIVA-funded resources that need focused review and support to create an up-to-date version.

Impact of VIVA Publishing

  • Speeds completion of VIVA Open Grant projects for timely realization of cost savings and learning impact on students. 
  • Creates high-quality educational resources
    • More impactful for students
    • Larger impact of resources in Virginia and beyond
  • Creates accessible versions of resources to ensure access of resources despite disability
  • Produces print versions of resources for those who prefer or need the print medium

VIVA Publishing Resources and Guidance