WVU Libraries has signed onto JSTOR’s Expanded Access Program, which provides WVU users with immediate access to 11 more archival journals and primary source collections at no additional cost. The WVU Libraries also provide access to many JSTOR eBook chapters.
The West Virginia University Libraries collections are rich and diverse, containing current and historical resources to enhance research. The WVU Libraries collections develop through acquisitions, gifts, and cooperative collection development programs with other research institutions and consortia.
The WVU Libraries have extensive online collections, featuring millions of academic journal articles, available through databases and ejournals. The Libraries book collections include nearly a million ebooks available through the library catalog. Additionally, the Libraries have print collections in four Morgantown locations: the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, and Law Library.
Collections News
WVU Libraries expands access to SAE resources
WVU Libraries has moved from a direct license to a consortial license for SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering) collections, affordably expanding access to more full-text content. WVU users now have immediate access via the SAE Mobilus database to current SAE standards, SAE technical papers from 1998 to current, and SAE journals and magazines from 2008 to current. Older SAE publications are indexed in SAE Mobilus and may be requested through interlibrary loan.
WVU Libraries to Transition to Scopus on January 1, 2026: Frequently Asked Questions
Revised October 7, 2025
1. What is Scopus, and why is the Libraries maintaining its subscription while discontinuing Web of Science?