Hi Perian and all,

Good morning (there, still). For our open access images and the other such resources that spring to mind, open means open: clear for any use.

http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess

Segueing from policy to think about how we refer to things that are framed by policy, using the word "open" to name and promote resources subject to a tiered or capped policy could risk public confusion and pushback. If at present some limits on use are necessary (as they can be in some institutions), it could be valuable to take a step back and think about how most accurately to characterize the real-world uses for which the assets *will* be made freely available, and then to work from that concrete base in thinking about how best to refer to the resource without using the word "open." This could be significantly clearer for many users, and probably more likely to foster genuine appreciation for the significant (partial) step that such moves toward openness can be.

That said, stakeholders' desire to be *able* use the word "open" in an accurate way can, at times, be a useful lever when helping them decide to embrace--or not obstruct--the provision of truly open content, even if they have concerns about lost revenue (which in many cases can prove to be an illusion anyway, in regard to net, not gross, revenue...).

all best,
Rob

Rob Lancefield
Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA
rlancefield [at] wesleyan [dot] edu  |  tel. 860.685.2965

On 2/22/17 12:40 PM, Perian Sully wrote:
Good morning everyone (on the West Coast at least),

For those of you who are pursuing open access initiatives, do you carve out
an exception for publishers? Obviously, publishers can grab whatever they
want if assets are offered at full-resolution, and it's hard for us to
police, but publication fees are still (?) a quantifiable source of
additional income. So I'm guessing honor system is mostly in play here.

What restrictions do you still have? Print run limitations before a fee
kicks in? Type of publication? Don't worry about it at all?

Thanks all,

~Perian



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