Funders open access mandates: uneven uptake and challenging models
Authors : Lucía Céspedes, Madelaine Hare, Simon van Bellen, Philippe Mongeon, Vincent Larivière Over the last two decades, research funders have adopted Open Ac...
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Do Open Access Mandates Work? A Systematized Review of the Literature on Open Access Publishing Rates
Authors : Elena Azadbakht, Tara Radniecki, Teresa Schultz, Amy W. Shannon To encourage the sharing of research, various entities—including public and private fu...
Open Access and Academic Freedom: Teasing Out Some Important Nuances
Author : Rick Anderson Discussion of the ways in which open access (OA) and academic freedom interact is fraught for a number of reasons, not least of which is ...
NGOs’ experiences of navigating the open access landscape
Author : Nilam McGrath Grant-led consortia working in the global development sector rely on the input of local and national non-government organisations in low-...
(Re)Shaping Open Access Policy to Scientific Resources at Polish Technical Universities: Gdańsk University of Technology Perspective
Author : Anna Walek Developing European Open Access policy to scientific resources is one of the most important issues undertaken during the public debate about...
Open Access Policies and Academic Freedom: Understanding and Addressing Conflicts
Author : David James Johnston The adoption of open access (OA) policies that require participation rather than request it is often accompanied by concerns about...
Organization and Delivery of Scholarly Communications Services by Academic and Research Libraries in the United Kingdom: Observations from Across the Pond
Author: Christine Fruin INTRODUCTION The U.K. library community has implemented collaborative strategies in key scholarly communication areas such as open acces...