Open-access funds: Design and implementation on campus
A SPARC Webcast
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
1:00 – 2:00PM EST
Registration is free, but required. RSVP by May 4 at http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/event_registration.shtml
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An open-access fund is a pool of money set aside by an institution to
support publication models that enable free, immediate, online
distribution of, and access to, scholarly research. In late 2009,
open-access funds gained prominence when a number of high-profile
institutions signed the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity
(COPE). COPE encouraged universities and research funding agencies to
develop “durable mechanisms for underwriting reasonable publication
charges for articles written by its faculty and published in fee-based
open-access journals.”
SPARC has recently taken a number of visible steps to support further
exploration of the open-access fund model. SPARC’s activities include
compiling data from every North American university with a fund and
rendering it accessible for further analysis; creating a practical
guide for institutions evaluating the implementation of an open-access
fund; and publishing an online clearinghouse that includes frequently
asked questions, case studies, links to further reading, and a variety
of other tools to facilitate greater understanding and evaluation of
open-access funds. Visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/openaccess/funds/index.shtml
for access to these resources.
On May 5, 2010, SPARC consultant and author of these new resources,
Greg Tananbaum, will join us to explore why institutions are launching
open-access funds, what practical and policy issues go into such a
decision, how faculty and administration have reacted to these funds,
what the results to date have been, and what SPARC is doing to
evaluate and track the impact of these funds. Members of the advisory
group that helped to develop the guide and SPARC resource, and whose
experience in operating funds on their campuses has been an essential
resource for others in the space, will also be available to field
questions.
Please join us.
Open-access funds: Design and implementation on campus
A SPARC Webcast
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
1:00 – 2:00PM EST
Registration is free, but required. RSVP by May 4 at http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/event_registration.shtml
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Jennifer McLennan
Director of Programs & Operations
SPARC
[email protected]
(202) 296-2296 x121
Fax: (202) 872-0884
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SPARC 2010 Digital Repositories Meeting
November 8 & 9 - Baltimore, MD
http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/09-0223.shtml
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Open Access Week 2010
October 18 - 24. Everywhere.
http://www.openaccessweek.org
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http://www.arl.org/sparc
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