Open Access: Perspectives from the Purdue Libraries and the Purdue University Press
| Author: | Alice Pawley |
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| Event Date: | April 9, 2009 |
| Speaker: | Beth McNeil, Mark Newton, Bryan Shaffer |
| Speaker Affiliation: | Purdue Libraries, Purdue e-Pubs, Purdue Press |
| Sponsor: | ENE |
| Time: | 3:30-4:30 |
| Location: | ARMS B071 |
| Contact Name: | Alice Pawley |
| Contact Phone: | 6-1209 |
| Contact Email: | apawley@purdue.edu |
| Open To: | Faculty, staff, students, visitors |
Open access is “the dissemination of scientific and scholarly research literature online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary licensing restrictions” [1] and is a subject of great interest to many: librarians, faculty, researchers, and publishers. While opinions on the success of and future sustainability of open access publishing vary, recent studies show that open access increases research impact and accelerates research. Panel members will discuss open access and describe efforts currently underway at the Purdue Libraries and Purdue Press.
[1] SPARC website, http://www.arl.org/sparc/resources/index.shtml
Beth McNeil is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at Purdue. Her publications and presentations focus on issues relating to library management and scholarly communication. She joined Purdue in August 2007.
[1] SPARC website, http://www.arl.org/sparc/resources/index.shtml
Beth McNeil is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at Purdue. Her publications and presentations focus on issues relating to library management and scholarly communication. She joined Purdue in August 2007.
Mark Newton is Digital Collections Librarian and Assistant Professor at Purdue. Mark advocates for open access everyday with his work on Purdue’s e-Pubs repository.
Bryan Shaffer is currently Acting Director and Production & Design Manager and has worked for the Purdue University Press since July 1997. The Purdue University Press currently publishes 5 OA journals