University of California loses access to new Elsevier journal articles 

The University of California system just lost access to new and some old articles in Elsevier journals, more than four months after UC decided not to renew its contract with the publisher. Negotiations between the two broke down over payment for open-access research, which is free and publicly accessible online. The fight is indicative of a larger discussion within the academic community about the proper price and access to research publications: Last year, UC paid $10 million for journal subscriptions, which is on top of the $1 million Elsevier took in from authors for article processing fees. Access to Elsevier hasn’t been completely revoked, and it seems to vary depending on the campus and the journal in question. In the meantime, UC has prepared a guide for how students and faculty can still legally access articles.