2005 SSP 27th Annual Meeting
Concurrent 1B – Open Access 1
Discussions on the open access concept (that is, wide availability of research results at no cost to the reader) are often complicated by its arguably too close juxtaposition with the specter of changing the funding flow, relying on an author-pays model. Emotions can run high, and participants are often in violent agreement or protective disagreement. This session will attempt to pour some oil on the water or possibly stir up the waves. We will hear of two studies with unique views on the issues, a publisher offering his view on expanding access to society journals, and a presentation on the role of institutional repositories as the next logical avenue for open/ wider access to scholarly materials.
Speakers
Margaret Reich
Greg Tananbaum
Greg serves as a consultant to publishers, libraries, universities, and information providers as owner of ScholarNext (www.scholarnext.com). ScholarNext clients include Microsoft, SPARC, and Annual Reviews. Among the highlights of his 15+ years in the scholarly communication industry, he has been President of The Berkeley Electronic Press, as well as Director of Product Marketing for EndNote. Greg writes a regular column in Against the Grain covering emerging developments in the field of scholarly communication. He has been an invited speaker at dozens of conferences, including the American Library Association, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Association of Professional and Learned Society Publishers, and Online Information UK. He holds a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from Yale University.
Cara Kaufman
Cara is the co-founder of Kaufman Wills Fusting & Company, a leading management consulting company serving scholarly publishers since 2000. KWF offers a full range of professional services including strategy and innovation, epublishing and new media, and marketing and market research. KWF also assists clients with global rights and licensing, change management and productivity, and employee recruitment. KWF Editorial Services provides managing editor services on a contractual basis.
Alma P. Swan
Martin Frank
