New Journal Article/Case Study: “Five Principles to Navigate a Bumpy Golden Road Towards Open Access”
The following article was recently published by Insights (a UKSG publication).
Title
Principles To Navigate A Bumpy Golden Road Towards Open Access
Authors
Stockholm University, Sweden
Source
Insights ,31, 16 .
DOI: 10.1629/uksg.403
Abstract
The publishing ecosystem of the future will be built on several models such as offsetting agreements as well as various open access publishing channels. The LIBER Open Access Working Group has issued five principles to support libraries in their efforts to negotiate offsetting deals as they move towards full open access to research information. This article describes why the five principles were created and the underlying considerations and limitations encountered while working on them.
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Filed under: Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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