What’s behind OA2020? Accelerating the transition to open access with introspection and repurposing funds | Samberg | College & Research Libraries News

"In the months since signing, we have wondered, “Why only five?” Many U.S. institutions share our commitment to OA, and we believe these other institutions are likely moved by the same goal of democratizing access to knowledge resources that led our own universities to sign. As we discovered, however, when OA2020 was first announced in Europe then discussed among libraries in the United States, far too many messaging signals were crossed about how large-scale transition to OA could be achieved. American libraries interpreted the initial pitch as underscoring article processing charges (APCs) as the intended cost model—to the exclusion of many other potential OA publishing frameworks. Even within the ten-campus UC system, conflicting opinions about OA2020 remain."