From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart diane@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 09:07:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [71.191.53.131] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianembic28.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.1) with ESMTPSA id 34089417 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 18 May 2018 07:49:47 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9F88777F-B56D-4F8D-BD6D-59AFE89AF2C3" Subject: Save the Date: "Choosing Pathways to OA" Working Forum, Oct 16-17 X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 07:49:46 -0400 References: X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition X-Original-Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2104) --Apple-Mail=_9F88777F-B56D-4F8D-BD6D-59AFE89AF2C3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 This open access action-oriented forum, sponsored by the entire set of = University of California libraries and hosted by Berkeley, should be of = great interest to the CNI community. -Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The Premise:=20 =20 Many within the scholarly community have been trying to achieve a = large-scale transition to open access (=E2=80=9COA=E2=80=9D) to = scholarly literature for nearly twenty years. To date, only around 15% = of peer-reviewed journal articles are published in fully open-access = journals = . At this rate, = realizing a full OA scholarly universe could take decades. If we within = the research community are going to accelerate progress toward free = readership for all, we must make critical choices about how we spend our = money in supporting OA publishing. =20 To advance data-driven decision-making on these issues, in March 2018, = the University of California (UC) libraries and the California Digital = Library released the Pathways to Open Access = toolkit. The Pathways toolkit analyzes the many = approaches and strategies for advancing the large-scale transition to = OA, and identifies possible next action steps for UC system-wide = investment and experimentation. =20 We also designed the Pathways toolkit to be a practical resource for = other institutions wrestling with the same choices. Now, we invite you = to join us in this decision-making process to create localized plans = suitable for your own institution or community. =20 <>The Call:=20 <>Participate in a two-day working forum focused on action-focused = deliberations about redirecting subscription and other funds toward = sustainable open access publishing. <> The Details: =20 Who: North American library or consortium leaders and key academic = stakeholders are invited to substantively deliberate and develop plans = for how they will repurpose budgets and subscription spends to support a = transition to open access publishing. =20 The forum seeks to engage participants with relevant decision-making = responsibilities involving subscriptions, licensing, collection = development, publication policy, research funding, and other strategic = areas. This may encompass more than one individual attending on behalf = of an institution or community. =20 When: October 16-17, 2018 =20 Where: UC Berkeley (Berkeley, California) =20 What: A two-day working forum that inclusively engages participants in = deliberations of OA approaches and strategies--with an eye toward = empowering local decision-making. Diverse views on pathways for = transitioning to open access are encouraged. The forum will be governed = by a public statement of diversity and inclusion spanning from the = planning process through the event itself. We are exploring ways to make = portions of the event available remotely for those unable to attend in = person. =20 Participants will have a meaningful opportunity to: 1. Understand actionable mechanisms and opportunities for advancing = the transition to OA 2. Engage in facilitated, substantive exchange on the pragmatics of = each of these strategies 3. Accelerate their own action initiatives based upon the = discussions After first-day discussions, attendees will have dedicated time to = further consider, align with, or plan for implementing various = strategies, suitable for their institutions or communities. For a preview of the panoply of OA approaches (Green, Gold Non-APC, Gold = APC) and funding strategies that will serve as a basis for discussion = and decision-making, please see the UC Libraries=E2=80=99 Pathways to OA = =C2=A0toolkit = . How much: =20 This working forum is free to attend. No registration fees will be = charged, and invited speaker travel and lodging will be covered by the = University of California Libraries. Attendance includes breakfast, = lunch, snacks, and one dinner. <>Additional details and a registration form are forthcoming. Questions in the meantime may be directed to: schol-comm@berkeley.edu = . --Apple-Mail=_9F88777F-B56D-4F8D-BD6D-59AFE89AF2C3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
This open access = action-oriented forum, sponsored by the entire set of = University of California libraries and hosted by Berkeley, should = be of great interest to the CNI = community.
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-Diane = Goldenberg-Hart, CNI

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The = Premise: 

 

Many within the scholarly = community have been trying to achieve a large-scale transition to open = access (=E2=80=9COA=E2=80=9D) to scholarly literature for nearly twenty = years. To date, only = around 15% of = peer-reviewed journal articles are published in fully open-access = journals. At this rate, = realizing a full OA scholarly universe could take decades. If we within = the research community are going to accelerate progress toward free = readership for all, we must make critical choices about how we spend our = money in supporting OA publishing.

 

To advance data-driven = decision-making on these issues, in March 2018, the University of = California (UC) libraries and the California Digital Library released = the Pathways to = Open Access toolkit. The Pathways toolkit analyzes the many approaches and = strategies for advancing the large-scale transition to OA, and = identifies possible next action steps for UC system-wide investment and = experimentation.

 

We = also designed the Pathways toolkit to be a = practical resource for other institutions wrestling with the same = choices. Now, we invite you to join us in this decision-making process = to create localized plans suitable for your own institution or = community.

 

The Call: 

Participate in = a two-day working forum focused on action-focused deliberations about = redirecting subscription and other funds toward sustainable open access = publishing.

The Details:

 

Who:   North= American library or consortium leaders and key academic = stakeholders are = invited to substantively deliberate and develop plans for how they will = repurpose budgets and subscription spends to support a transition to = open access publishing.

 

The forum seeks to engage = participants with relevant decision-making responsibilities involving = subscriptions, licensing, collection development, publication policy, = research funding, and other strategic areas. This may encompass more = than one individual attending on behalf of an institution or = community.

 

When:  October 16-17, 2018

 

Where: UC = Berkeley (Berkeley, California)

 

What: A two-day = working forum that inclusively engages participants in deliberations of = OA approaches and strategies--with an eye toward empowering local = decision-making. Diverse views on pathways for transitioning to open = access are encouraged. The forum will be governed by a public statement = of diversity and inclusion spanning from the planning process through = the event itself. We are exploring ways to make portions of the event = available remotely for those unable to attend in person.

 

Participants will have a = meaningful opportunity to:

<= span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)" class=3D"">1.     Understand actionable = mechanisms and opportunities for advancing the transition to OA

<= span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)" class=3D"">2.     Engage in facilitated, = substantive exchange on the pragmatics of each of these strategies

<= span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)" class=3D"">3.     Accelerate their own action = initiatives based upon the discussions

After = first-day discussions, attendees will have dedicated time to further = consider, align with, or plan for implementing various strategies, = suitable for their institutions or communities.

For a = preview of the panoply of OA approaches (Green, Gold Non-APC, Gold APC) = and funding strategies that will serve as a basis for discussion and = decision-making, please see the UC Libraries=E2=80=99 Pathways to = OA toolkit.

How much:

 

This= working forum is free to = attend. No registration fees will be charged, and invited speaker travel = and lodging will be covered by the University of California Libraries. = Attendance includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and one dinner.

Additional details and a registration form are = forthcoming.

Questions in the meantime may = be directed to: schol-comm@berkeley.edu.







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