This session will explore what steps stakeholders from libraries, publishers, and infrastructure providers might take together to operationalize open access business processes. Maureen Walsh, Scholarly Strategist, The Ohio State University Libraries, will reflect on her almost two decades of involvement in Ohio State’s open access programs and initiatives and share her perspective on the current pain points of supporting open access publishing agreements. New open access business models have outpaced the development of efficient and effective open access workflows in libraries. Beyond the financial commitment of open access agreements, libraries are absorbing significant staff costs to manage open access workflows. Attendees will bring different perspectives and ideas toward business process solutions for libraries supporting open access publishing agreements.
Learning Outcomes- Gain a wider perspective on the challenges of library support for open access
- Learn about the interdependencies with all of the stakeholders in the open access landscape—libraries and their institutions, researchers, publishers, infrastructure providers, and funders
- Possible solutions and best practices for managing open access agreements
