Transformative agreements: Do they pave the way to open access?

Borrego, Àngel; Anglada, Lluís; Abadal, Ernest

doi:10.1002/leap.1347

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“… Fifth, the design of the study only allows us to estimate APC-liable publications of a certain OA type, publications in full OA journals, but not for other types like hybrid OA. Moreover, it does not take so-called transformative agreements into account that are negotiated by different initiatives in a number of European countries [35]. Given that it is likely that transformative agreements will not be negotiated with all publishing houses, and given that not all countries may follow the path of such OA transformation, the results of the study will remain relevant in the future.…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigating the Blind Spot of a Monitoring System for Article Processing Charges

Bruns¹,

Taubert²

2021

Preprint

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The Open Access (OA) publishing model that is based on article processing charges (APC) is often associated with the potential for more transparency regarding the expenditures for publications. However, the extent to which transparency can be achieved depends not least on the completeness of data in APC monitoring systems. This article investigates two blind spots of the largest collection of APC payment information, OpenAPC. It aims to identify likely APC-liable publications for German universities that contribute to this system and for those that do not provide data to it. The calculation combines data from Web of Science, the ISSN-Gold-OA-list and OpenAPC. The results show that for the group of universities contributing to the monitoring system, more than half of the APC payments are not covered by it and the average payments for non-covered APCs is higher than for APCs covered by the system. In addition, the group of universities that does not contribute to OpenAPC accounts for two thirds of the number of APC-liable publications recorded for contributing universities. Regarding the size of these blind spots, the value of the monitoring system is limited at present.

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Investigating the Blind Spot of a Monitoring System for Article Processing Charges

Bruns¹,

Taubert²

2021

Preprint

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“…This can be done by creating policies and declarations that ensure the management of APCs still remains under the library department. 3 International library The author is an Associate University Librarian & Regional Librarian, East Africa at The Aga Khan University. He is also the country and the licensing coordinator of Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and currently serves at the Executive Secretary of the Kenya Libraries and Information Services Consortium (KLISC).…”

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Open Access Publishing in Kenya

Mwanzu

2021

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“…Negotiations between libraries and publishers have shifted their focus from cost containment towards the inclusion of OA clauses. Nevertheless, there is little evidence that transformative agreements are constraining costs, although they may represent a step forward in removing access restrictions to scholarly information (Borrego et al, 2020).…”

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The Economic Foundation of Library Copyright Strategies in Europe

Vitiello¹

2021

LIBER

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The author critically examines the evolution of open access libraries from the TULIP project (1991) to more recent developments. At the same time, he emphasises the role of libraries as key agents of national book policies through Public Lending Rights. After having shown the difference between the scholarly communication and the book chains, both in printed and digital form, the author points to the position that libraries hold on the distribution segment of the chains and how they are unable to turn power relations among actors to their own advantage. If content if king, organisations distributing content are normally king-makers, as the example of STM publishers clearly shows. Nevertheless, fragmentation and the assumption that what is good for libraries is also good for users do not allow libraries to understand the needs of the different stakeholders present in the value chain and provide appropriate services to them. This aspect is emphasised further in the book trade, where libraries have been hesitant in realising the economic foundation of copyright regulations which consists of trading off “the costs of limiting access to a work against the benefits of providing incentives to create the work in the first place” (Landes & Posner). After having examined library copyright strategies both in the book trade and in scholarly communication with a thorough discussion on (e-)lending and controlled digital lending, the author claims that copyright regulations are not written in the sky but on a solid foundation of economic forces which shape the book and information chains. Libraries’ strategies should aim to reinforce their relevance in the distribution segment and demonstrate their ability to provide services to all actors in the value chain. This role should also impact on the normalisation of library-publisher relations.

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Transformative agreements: Do they pave the way to open access?

Cited by 57 publications

References 32 publications

Investigating the Blind Spot of a Monitoring System for Article Processing Charges

Investigating the Blind Spot of a Monitoring System for Article Processing Charges

Open Access Publishing in Kenya

The Economic Foundation of Library Copyright Strategies in Europe

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