Session Type
Workshop
Start Date
25-4-2022 12:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2022 2:00 PM
Abstract
Librarians are highly experienced in analyzing subscription renewal offers. However, more often libraries are receiving offers from publishers for agreements that incorporate fees for "read" access (i.e., traditional subscription access) with open access "publish" payments. In this workshop, we will provide participants with an overview of types of transformative agreements and factors to consider when analyzing offers that include an open access component. These will be applied to scenarios from different types of publishers. If time, there will be a hands-on portion in which participants will learn how to access usage data beyond COUNTER reports. This will include accessing APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) via OpenRefine. The workshop will build on materials created by SPARC's Data Analysis for Negotiation Working Group (https://sparcopen.org/our-work/negotiation-resources/data-analysis/).
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Evaluating Publisher Open Access Agreements
Librarians are highly experienced in analyzing subscription renewal offers. However, more often libraries are receiving offers from publishers for agreements that incorporate fees for "read" access (i.e., traditional subscription access) with open access "publish" payments. In this workshop, we will provide participants with an overview of types of transformative agreements and factors to consider when analyzing offers that include an open access component. These will be applied to scenarios from different types of publishers. If time, there will be a hands-on portion in which participants will learn how to access usage data beyond COUNTER reports. This will include accessing APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) via OpenRefine. The workshop will build on materials created by SPARC's Data Analysis for Negotiation Working Group (https://sparcopen.org/our-work/negotiation-resources/data-analysis/).
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Allison Langham-Putrow is the Scholarly Communication Librarian and liaison to three engineering departments at the University of Minnesota. She has a background in engineering, having earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and has over 20 years of research experience. Her current interests are in supporting researchers throughout their research process, but especially in scholarly publishing. She cares deeply about open access to research and works with colleagues (and publishers) on how to make open access happen in an equitable way.