> Someone was telling me (I haven't verified it) that the costs of access is charged to students per semester. I have not heard of this in the US. It's probabl

> Someone was telling me (I haven't verified it) that the costs of access is charged to students per semester. I have not heard of this in the US. It's probably indirect through students -> tuition -> libraries -> subscriptions. On low usage: it seems like you might be talking about undergraduates. Journal articles are primarily read (and generated) by faculty, post docs and graduate students. Considering that research grants bring in a lot of money to the university, I don't think it's so simple to consider scholarships that could be given with journal subscription money.