Open Access Minitalk

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1. : Carrie A. L. Nelson UW-Madison Libraries | March 23, 2016 access a digital scholarship mini-talk open
2. speaking the language • Open access • Pre-prints and post-prints • Green and gold • Gratis and libre • Toll access • Article-processing charges • Authors’ addendum • Embargos • Hybrid journals • Predatory publishers From Jaggery , CC-BY-SA
3. definitions • Free, immediate, permanent online availability of research articles combined with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. SPARC • Literature which is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Peter Suber OA Overview • A movement that wants to increase information access and innovation. Laura Burtle, Georgia State libguide • Published research free for everyone to read and use OR a version of a subscription article which is also free for everyone to access. Elsevier
4. the basics? Image from Max Planck Society
5. why open access • Funders invest in research to advance human knowledge and ultimately improve lives. • Breakthroughs often come from unexpected places. • Researchers benefit from having the widest possible audience. • The research enterprise itself benefits when the latest techniques can be easily used.
7. how open is it? • Who retains copyrights? • How soon can it be freely accessed? • What else can users do with it? • Where can it be posted? • Which version can be shared?
8. funding “Sustainability” APCs and embargos First-book subventions Library collaborations models
9. complicating variations Institutional open access policies Funder public access mandates Journal articles Monographs Theses and dissertations Data Gray literature From DOAJ count
10. common concerns Fromhttp://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredca mpus/scholars-favor-open-access- journals-but-quality-and-fees-are- concerns-for-some/29555 2010 Study of Open Access Report
11. things to think about Librarians as: • Information providers • Educators • Service providers • Advocates Impact of research sharing/social networking sites • Why so popular? • Commercial interests of creators • Impact on funding models University open access policies Disciplinary differences