Open AccessA New Elephant in Scholarly Publishing?
What's Happening in the UKThe Latest Key Points from RCUK Policy (6 March 2013)
1.Policy applies to publication of peer-reviewed research articles (incl. review articles) & conf proc that acknowledge funding from RCUK
2.RCUK policy supports both ‘Gold’ and ‘Green’ routes to OA, with a preference for immediate OA with maximum opportunity for reuse
3.Funding for OA made available thru block grants
4.RCUK recognizes that journey to full OA may take 5 yrs
5.RCUK will review effectiveness & impact in 2014
6.RCUK recognizes the OA policy will vary by discipline
What's Happening in the EUEU Horizon 2020
1. From 2014 all articles produced with funding from Horizon 2020 will have to be accessible and the goal is for 60 percent of European publicly funded research to be available by 2016
2. Requires open access to both scientific papers & data
3. Can pay OA fees upfront or else make sure they can deposit into a repository 6 months post publication
Source: International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – 2011Prepared by Elsevier for BIS
What's Happening in the U.S.A.Rapid Changes
1. Have UC System looking at a consortia-wide OA mandate
2. Harvard University's multiple mandates/consolidation of libraries
3. From recent AAP PSP Annual Conference, fear of a White House OSTP policy// Fears proven true on 22 Feb 2013
4. FASTR Bill: (Fair Access to Science &Technology Research)
5. State mandates?
Big Deal PurchasingPer recent ARL report
More journal bundle deals
Mostly purchased thru consortia
Less content
Less nondisclosure
Source: Karla L. Strieb and Julia C. Blixrud. “The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012.” Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 282 (Spring 2013). http://publications.arl.org/rli282/.
Citation/Research Management
ISI/Web of Knowledge
SciVal/Scopus
Kuali Coeus/RICE
Mendeley
Papers
Pay-Per View & UseCopyright Clearance Center: Get-It-Now
DeepDyve
ReadCube
From Publishers’ via deposits/tokens
BrowZine
Impact on SubscriptionsInitially, the impact will be more subscribers starting to track faculty publishing in NPG monthly journals & asking for help tracking
In 2-3 years time, requests for fully disclosed discounts based on hybrid article spend by faculty publishing OA
In 5-7 years time, a pricing scheme rate for both subscription & faculty OA fees
What Will Help With Tracking?1. ORCID
2. FundRef
3. OpenAccessKey
4. CCC
Changing RolesLibrarians
Publishers
Subscription Agents
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