Open Access Week is a time for both celebration of the open sharing of knowledge and general reflection on the state of academic publishing. In March 2020 the California State University system announced a groundbreaking "transformative" subscription agreement with Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishers of scholarly journals across all disciplines.
The agreement allows CSU campuses fee-free access to CSU faculty's works published in participating Elsevier Science Direct journals, regardless of subscription status, as well as providing for fee-per-article open-access publishing to our faculty.
As this pilot agreement is up for review in 2021, now may be a good time to reflect upon its impact. Our presenters and panelists will take a deep dive into the outcomes and sustainability of this transformative “Read and Publish-Plus” arrangement.
Emily Chan and Melissa Seelye will provide an overview of the CSU-Elsevier pilot agreement, providing background and results of CSU faculty open access publishing.
Additionally, authors of the article “Transformative agreements: Six myths, busted” will discuss their findings regarding the state of transformative agreements. Some of the important questions addressed in this session will include: Do transformative agreements truly further the goals of open access publishing? Who wins, who loses? Where do we go from here? What are the long-term impacts? Does open access have a sustainable, long term future?
Speakers:
- Emily Chan - San Jose State University
- Melissa Seelye - San Francisco State University
- Ashley Farley - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Allison Langham-Putrow - University of Minnesota
- Elisabeth Shook - Boise State University
- Leila Belle Sterman - Montana State University
- Megan Wacha - City University of New York
We hope to see you there!
Assistive Services
Requests for accommodation services (e.g., sign language interpreters or transcribers) must be made at least five (5) business days in advance. Please e-mail library.event@csun.edu in advance of the event.