With an eye toward emerging models for publishing, we’ll be taking a closer look at open access publication movement and the possibilities for libraries. Please have a listen/look at the resources for discussion below.
For Discussion:Open access overview
P Suber – The SPARC Open Access Newsletter, March, 2005 – sspnet.org
http://www.sspnet.org/documents/130_suber.pdf
“What Libraries Want” [audio]
An interview with Kevin Kelly about search, openness, and the future of the library.
http://librarylab.law.harvard.edu/blog/2011/11/01/library-labthe-podcast-009-what-libraries-want/
Do open-access articles have a greater research impact?
K Antelman – College & research libraries, 2004
http://crl.acrl.org/content/65/5/372.full.pdf+html
Comparing the impact of open access (OA) vs. non-OA articles in the same journals S Harnad… – D-lib Magazine, 2004
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june04/harnad/06harnad.html
Further Resources:
Open-access Journal Publishing Resource Index (SPARC) www.arl.org > home > campus-based publishing partnerships
http://www.arl.org/sparc/partnering/planning/index.shtml
DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/
DOAB – Directory of Open Access Books
http://www.doabooks.org/
Notes from the discussion:
Why do we share knowledge?
- Altruuistic model?
- Recognition that the idea will evolve if others participate
How do open access journals/book get reputation or get revered?
For example, how did wikipedi become more valued? Is there a lesson for open access models?
- scale and impact of use
- accessibility
- improvise and adaptability
- linkability
- systems that are connected, networked – “facebook like”
- illusion of permanence, preservation
Open access and institutional repository
- Linking between repositories
- Metasearch and discovery layer
What is it about traditional publishing that keeps people interested in using those venues?
- peer reviewed
- validity of info
- top journals
