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Location
Cook Library 209A
Start Date
3-10-2024 2:00 PM
Description
For the past ten years, University Libraries has celebrated Open Access Month each October in connection with International Open Access Week. Over that time, Open Access has become far more commonplace in the scholarly publishing landscape due to changes like federal funder mandates and Plan S. While many of these signs are encouraging and point to greater availability of research findings, there are several significant challenges that also must be confronted. Predatory publishers remain a concern, there are deep questions about the sustainability of the predominant OA model that relies upon author fees, and new technologies have made it easier than ever to falsify research and diminish trust in the scholarly record. What does this mean for the future of Open Access? Are there lessons from the past ten years that can help us move forward into the next decade? Join us as we explore these questions.
Transcript
OA Month 2024 Presentation.pdf (1741 kB)
Presentation Slides
Open Access Month at 10: Where We've Been, Where We're Going
Cook Library 209A
For the past ten years, University Libraries has celebrated Open Access Month each October in connection with International Open Access Week. Over that time, Open Access has become far more commonplace in the scholarly publishing landscape due to changes like federal funder mandates and Plan S. While many of these signs are encouraging and point to greater availability of research findings, there are several significant challenges that also must be confronted. Predatory publishers remain a concern, there are deep questions about the sustainability of the predominant OA model that relies upon author fees, and new technologies have made it easier than ever to falsify research and diminish trust in the scholarly record. What does this mean for the future of Open Access? Are there lessons from the past ten years that can help us move forward into the next decade? Join us as we explore these questions.