As the momentum around open access continues (OA), university libraries play an important role in promoting and supporting OA and advancing research that is inclusive and accessible. The Emory Libraries’ Open Access Dashboard (OAB) aims to create a data visualization tool that showcases both the Libraries' financial investment in open access and overall Emory researcher OA activity. In other words, where are researchers publishing OA, what are the funding sources for OA, how much is the university paying for OA, and how are the Emory Libraries facilitating OA publication? This presentation will demonstrate the importance of tracking and showcasing OA investments, enabling institutional libraries to make informed decisions about their OA strategies and promote their commitment to OA. It will serve as a model for other university libraries as they seek to do the same, promoting transparency and collaboration within the OA library community.
In discussing the design and establishment of the dashboard, we will highlight the choices and decisions made surrounding data collection and data elements along with the challenges of melding together multiple sources of data, including bibliometric data, article processing charges data (APCs), and internal and external funding sources. We will further discuss the strengths and limitations of the data and why we chose different data views in Tableau.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will gain insight on how to track and visualize OA publishing at their local institution and how such visualization can enable the library to highlight their contribution and commitment to OA.
Attendees will gain an appreciation for the data challenges that modeling and visualizing OA activities can present to libraries.
Attendees will see how the OA dashboard data can be used in decision-making and advocacy for OA article funding investments.
