The document discusses the role of librarians in an open access world. It provides an introduction to open access, including the reasons for open access like sustaining scholarly communication and accelerating research. It describes the different types of open access like gold and green open access. It discusses open access business models and rights issues. It then shares perspectives from Charles Eckman, a university librarian, and Michael S. Mott, a researcher, on their views of open access. Finally, it includes remarks from David Ross of SAGE on the publisher perspective regarding open access.

1. What is The Role of the Librarian
in an Open Access World?
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2. A Brief Introduction to Open Access
Charles Eckman
University Librarian and Dean of Library Services at Simon Fraser
University
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3. Open Access – Why?
● sustain scholarly communication
• growth of research outputs – 2-4% per annum
• cost reduction vs cost control
● accelerate research
• G-8 Science Ministers Statement on OA (June
2013)
• Global Research Council Action Plan (May 2013)
● recognition for research and researchers
● positive societal impacts (Willinsky 2006)
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4. Open Access – Flavors
GOLD
●published originally as OA
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journals, monographs (full peer review, “pure OA”)
megajournals (modified peer review, “pure OA”)
articles (full peer review, “hybrid OA”)
●published originally via toll access, OA via rolling wall
●3% of physics/astronomy to high 13% medicine (Björk 2009)
●annual growth rate est. at 20% (Springer; Laakso et al 2011)
●60% of all peer reviewed journals by 2025
GREEN
●Pre-print or post-print (permission)
●6% of biochemistry/microbiology to high 30% earth sci (Björk 2009)
OTHER
●faculty websites, open digital collections, datasets
●no estimates on scale
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5. Open Access – Business Models
● pub charges; memberships; advertising;…
● steady growth of author funds (institutional,
funder)
• third-party infrastructure support:
https://www.openaccesskey.com/
• promise of consortial licensing
● disciplinary initiatives
• SCOAP3; Episciences
● PeerJ (lifetime publishing membership)
● eLIFE (funder as publisher)
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6. Open Access – rights issues
● Gratis
• to read
● Libre
• to read and re-use
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7. Librarian Perspective:
Charles Eckman
University Librarian and Dean of
Library Services at Simon Fraser
University
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8. Support OA – Why Libraries?
● sustainability of scholarly communication
• well positioned to manage knowledge budgets
● accelerate research
• interested in demonstrating value
● recognition for researchers
• client-centered orientation
● societal and civic impacts
• community engagement ethos
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9. Gold OA – Roles for Libraries
● support “publishing equity” (Shieber 2008)
• Compact on Open Access Publishing Equity (COPE)
• growth in campus-based open access funds
• 50+ across North America
• SPARC website: http://sparc.arl.org/initiatives/funds
● Provide publishing infrastructure
• campus-based publishing
• SPARC website: http://sparc.arl.org/initiatives/campusbased-publishing
• Library Publishing Coalition (Educopia)
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10. Green OA – Roles for Libraries
● build robust institutional repositories
● negotiate positive terms for licensed
content
● copyright advice to institutional authors
● link green to gold
• ensure deposit of library-funded articles to the IR
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11. Beyond Gold and Green
● faculty websites
• promote value-added features of institutional
repositories (preservation, discovery, metrics)
● digitized collections
• libraries, researchers, community-based
● datasets
• assist in developing data management plans
• curating content
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12. Researcher Perspective:
Michael S. Mott
The University of Mississippi,
Advanced Education Center
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13. Researcher Perspective
Dr. Mott’s articles, published OA, can be found here:
● Technical Examination of a Measure of Phonological Sensitivity
• http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/2/2/2158244012445584.abstract
● What Is Going on During Vocabulary Lessons?
• http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/2/2/2158244012445583.abstract
● Illuminating the Effects of Dynamic Lighting on Student Learning
• http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/2/2/2158244012445585.abstract
For more info on how to submit to SAGE Open,
visit:
http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal20203
7/manuscriptSubmission
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14. Publisher Perspective:
David Ross
Executive Publisher,
Open Access, SAGE
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15. Publishers Perspective
● Perspective of a scholarly research
publisher of 700 journal titles – HSS and
STM
● Perspective of the publisher 300 learned
societies and associations
● Perspective of a predominately Humanities
and Social Science Publisher
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16. Main areas of impact
● Historically set up to transact with libraries
– now have to transact directly with
authors and libraries
● Systems and Processing
● Licensing – multiple license types
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17. Wrapping Up
● SAGE believes that library will continue to be our main
partner
● Engagement the way forward
● Market is in infancy – will develop in unexpected ways
● Books – monographs next?
*To access “Implementing Open Access APCs: the role of
academic libraries,” visit
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/apc.pdf
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18. Discussion
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