Lunch with Presentation: Into the Widening Gyre: Libraries in the Open Ecosystem

Presenter Information

Constance Malpas, OCLCFollow

Location

KIPJ Room AB

Session Type

Event

Start Date

30-4-2024 12:00 PM

End Date

30-4-2024 12:55 PM

Abstract

The Open ecosystem is transforming library operations, generating significant benefits with equally important tradeoffs. In this session, Constance Malpas (Director of Strategic Programs, OCLC) will reflect on the evolution of the Open landscape, which has expanded from an initial focus on Open Access to scholarly literature, to include efforts in Open Education, support for Open Science workflows, and community investment in Open infrastructures. The Open landscape offers tantalizing new opportunities.

Comments

Constance Malpas is Director of Strategic Programs at OCLC where she leads product strategy initiatives as part of the Global Product Management leadership team. Constance joined OCLC in 2006 and worked with the Research division for more than a decade, designing and executing research programs exploring the changing academic library landscape. She has published widely (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-8294)) on the transformation of academic library collections and services, exploring the impacts of mass digitization, cooperative print management, and the evolving scholarly record. She holds degrees in the History of Science from Mount Holyoke College and Princeton University. Constance lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.