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ER&L 2012 | April 2–4, 2012 | Austin, Texas and Online
Exploring ideas, trends and technologies in eresources and digital services.Go to www.electroniclibrarian.org to view and print a 3 page pdf of all sessions by thread with conference hashtags.
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Nurture vs. Nature
hashtag
#scholarlycomm #erl12
Track
Scholarly Communication & Licensing
Keywords
Scholarly Communication; Open Access Publishing;
Learning Objectives
discuss the current state of open publishing alternatives
respond to publishers and administrators concerning issues of licensing and open access publishing
Abstract
In 2010, the University of California boycott threat against the Nature Publishing Group once again brought the vexed issue of open access, scholarly communication and all attendant issues to the fore.
The nexus of economic pressures, the scholarly marketplace, current social and intellectual climate and emerging information services form an unstable and precarious environment for scholars, librarians and publishers alike.
This presentation will examine the current state of play of efforts to enhance open research and open access. It will include a discussion of government policies, commercial publishing protocols, and various campus initiatives and will highlight opportunities for librarians and scholars to collaborate in new ways to produce sustainable scholarly publishing models.