OASPA Webinar: How should Scholarly Societies transition to Open Access? - OASPA

"The OASPA Open Scholarship Webinar Series is delighted to focus its 6th webinar entirely on Scholarly Societies and Open Access publishing. Aileen Fyfe, University of St Andrews, sets the scene: when and why did scholarly Societies get involved in publishing, what changed their mission in the 20th Century and what choices do they face now? Stuart Taylor, Publishing Director of The Royal Society (the first Society to publish a scientific journal) showcases what the Royal Society is doing and discusses how societies might work together towards a common goal. Rachael Samberg, UC Berkeley Library, introduces a group of like-minded individuals from libraries, academic institutions, publishers, and consortia who have organized to provide support and advocacy for Learned and Professional Societies called  ‘Transitioning Society Publications to Open Access (TSPOA)’. And Alicia Wise, Information Power, reveals the latest from the ‘Society Publishers Accelerating Open access and Plan S’ (SPA-OPS) project, commissioned by Wellcome, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).

If you are interested in the future of knowledge and the role of Scholarly and Learned Societies in Open Access, then please join us for this free public webinar on Tuesday 23rd July. The presentations by the four panelists will be within the first hour. This will be followed by an extended Q&A discussion – bring those questions you always wanted to ask. It should be fun...."