Gale Archives of Sexuality & Gender: Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century… and 11 more items

James Madison University, a public institution in Virginia, awarded contract PO04199896-V7 to Cengage Learning on June 8, 2026, with a cumulative contract value of $984,204.50. The contract encompasses digital library resources provided through the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) consortium, serving both public and private institutions across the Commonwealth. Deliverables include access to multiple Gale database products: Archives of Sexuality & Gender (LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940), Archives of Sexuality & Gender (Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century and Indigenous Peoples of North America, Part II), and the Literature Resource Center. Allison Strunk is designated as the delivery recipient for all line items.

The contract establishes annual licensing fees for database access spanning multiple fiscal years from August 2024 through 2027, with differentiated pricing structures for VIVA public and private member institutions. Annual access fees for the Literature Resource Center range from approximately $140,700 to $151,100 for public institutions and $23,000 to $24,700 for private institutions across the contract period. The specialized Gale archives products are offered at fixed one-time fees, with public institution access priced at $115,000 to $150,000 and private institution access at $19,800 to $20,384. This arrangement provides consistent access to peer-reviewed academic research resources to support Virginia's higher education community.